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皇冠体育app to prioritize natural gas, nuclear energy
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-23 13:52

Zhou Dadi, head of the Energy Research Institute under the National Development and Reforms Commission made the comment on Monday at the annual academic congress of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology in Urumqi, capital of Northwest 皇冠体育app's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

He said that 皇冠体育app will encourage the exploitation of natural gas including international oilfields, nuclear power and other new sorts of energies to balance supply structures.

The scholar said that energy shortages, surging prices and the frequency of coalmine accidents remind people that 皇冠体育app has entered the stage of speedy energy development. The country will have to diversify its energy supply to avoid relying on coal as the major fuel.

It is reported that 皇冠体育app's coal consumption of two billion tons made-up 67 percent of energy supplies in 2004. The country also imported 120 million tons of oil, 35 percent of the total fuel supply.

Compared to other countries, 皇冠体育app has lagged in the exploitation of natural gas. The annual consumption of natural gas in the US and Europe is about 600 billion cubic meters, while Russia uses 400 billion cubic meters a year. But 皇冠体育app has used only about 41.5 billion cubic meters in a year.

Xu Daqing, an academic who specializes in nuclear energy, believes that in the coming 30 years, wind energy, solar energy and other forms of power will not become major sources of energy supplies in 皇冠体育app.

He suggested that nuclear power development would be on the fast track as 皇冠体育app has the capacity in the design, construction and operation of nuclear power plants on the basis of self-reliance. He expects 皇冠体育app to produce 20 percent of its energy requirement from nuclear sources by 2035, compared to the current level of 0.02 percent.

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