Developing Low-carbon Energy to Contribute to Humanity

Low-carbon Energy Development in Yunnan Province, P.R.China

Ms. Ma Xiaojia

• Geo-Location: Southwestern tip of P.R.China

• Area: 394,000 km²

• Population: 46 million

• Per Capita GDP: ＄ 4000

Brife Introduction on Yunnan Province

• Hydropower: 100GW, second nationwide

• Wind power

• Solar energy

• Biomass energy

Rich Energy Resources in Yunnan Province

Current development and utilization of low-carbon energy in Yunnan Province

Current development and utilization of low-carbon energy in Yunnan Province

Energy development strategy in YunnanProvince

Energy development strategy in YunnanProvince

How to develop low-carbon energy inYunnan Province

How to develop low-carbon energy inYunnan Province

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Current Development and Utilization of Low-carbon Energy in Yunnan Province

• Electricity

• Installed electricity capacity:63000MWhydropower:47000MW

new energy:2000MW

• Electricity genertation: 214TWH

• Electricity consumption: 145TWH

• New Energy

Wind power

Solar energy

Biomass energy

Current Development and Utilization of Low-carbon Energy in Yunnan Province

• In 2013, production and consumption of clean renewable energy including low-carbon or

zero-carbon energy accounted for 45% and 32% respectively of the provincial total.

Current Development and Utilization of Low-carbon Energy in Yunnan Province

Energy Development Strategy in Yunnan Province

• Centers on low-carbon energy

• Coordinates energy industry development and harmonious social economic development

• Focuses on energy development, people’s welfare and environmentally friendly sustainable development

Energy Development Strategy in Yunnan Province

• Energy supply shifts from coal-based energy structure to higher percentage of clean hydropower and natural gas

• Primary tasks of energy developmentenergy conservation

emission reduction

environmental protection

Energy Development Strategy in Yunnan Province

• By 2015, primary energy consumption in Yunnan will be around160 million tons of standard coal equivalent

• 50% energy production comes from renewable sources

Energy Development Strategy in Yunnan Province

• Vigorously develops hydropower, wind power, solar energy, biomass energy and other types of renewable energy to optimize energy structure

• Switches to clean electricity and natural gas to strictly regulate the emission of sulfur dioxide, adopts advanced technologies to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide

• Better management of energy efficiency

How to Develop Low-carbon Energy in Yunnan Province

• Started to utilize hydropower as early as 200 years ago

• Promptly started new energy resources investigation and plan

• Encourages enterprises to develop and utilize new energy

• Implementation of national policies regarding clean energy

• Promotes natural gas

• Selected to be a national low-carbon trial province in China in 2007

• Energy is a key part of overall low-carbon endeavor and important pillar to achieve low-carbon development

• Set to further develop and utilize low-carbon energy

• Support energy substitution in eastern China

How to Develop Low-carbon Energy in Yunnan Province

• Challenges

Developing and utilizing cost of low-carbon energy is higher than that of more traditional fossil fuels

Low-carbon energy sources are mostly seasonal, and thus supply and demand are exposed to fluctuation

How to Develop Low-carbon Energy in Yunnan Province

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