Nujiang Prefecture Hydropower Industry Development

With the rapid economic development of China, our energy demand has remained growing recently. China becomes more and more dependent on the energy imports. China's total energy consumption has surpassed its total energy production since 1990 and its energy import has showed an upward trend. From 1990 to 2000, the gap between China's energy production and consumption increased from 19.14 million to 190 million tons of standard coal and the energy import volume increased from 13.1 million to 143.31 million tons of standard coal. China has changed from oil export country to oil import country since 1993. Ratio of foreign oil dependence increased from 7.6% in 1995 to 36.1% in 2003. Contradiction between energy supply and demand becomes more and more serious. As a result, China's energy security is facing great challenges, which not only restricts long-term development of China but to a certain extent affects China's international relations.The hydropower resource in Yunnan has superior development conditions and can be developed in a large quantity. The per capita installed capacity of hydropower station in Yunnan province is 5.8 times the national average and the per capita energy output hydropower is 6.3 times the national average. Yunnan is the most promising province with the potential to develop hydropower in western China. Yunnan puts forward that the hydropower should be developed into a pillar industry.82% of hydropower resources in Yunnan centers at the Lancang River, the Nujiang River and Jinsha River, of which more than one third of hydropower resources lying in the Nujiang River.Nujiang State is a typical region inhabited by ethnic minority. Restricted by natural and geographical factors, there has not been an industrial system to support the development of its economy and society since sixty years ago. The poverty level and rate of Nujiang State top the list in Yunnan and even in China. The people there have to rely on the national financial subsidies. It is urgent for people in Nujiang State to promote economic development and get rid of poverty. Nujiang State has rich natural resources, however, most of the territory of Nujiang State has been listed in natural reserves so that natural resources that can be developed are rather limited. Hydropower development is a shortcut to improve the economic and social development of Nujiang State. Hydropower development of Nujiang River plays a critical role in Yunnan "Three River"(the Lancang River, the Nujiang River and the Jinsha River) hydropower development, western development strategy, building hydropower base, ensuring national energy security, and promoting economic development and social harmony of border area of China. Hydropower development of Nujiang River is quite important for the comprehensive development of the hydropower resources in Yunnan. The CPC Central Committee, the State Council, Yunnan provincial committee and Yunnan provincial government attach great importance to Nujiang River hydropower development. And Yunnan provincial government has listed Nujiang River hydropower development in the 20 major projects of Yunnan province. It is critical and urgent to make full use of abundant hydropower resources in Nujiang River and promote the hydropower development so as to promote the economic and social development in Nujiang River.This reference location in the theory of comparative advantage theory, the leading industry based on the theory theory, first analyzed the economic and social development Nujiang status, then the use of PEST analysis, in-depth analysis of the Nu River hydropower industry in which macro-state the environment at all levels, the final state for the Nu River Hydropower Development face various difficulties and problems proposed some measures for the Nu River hydropower industry to explore the state a viable development path.