Energy & Utilities Insights

January, 2008

Energy and public utilities are the foundation of national economy. But due to heavy investment and operation and energy security, China’s energy and public utilities had been developing and operating under the plan and control of governments. As China’s economic system reform went deep at the end of last century, the central government cancelled control over power and other sectors, bringing a fundamental change to public utilities. Meanwhile, rapid development of China’s economy and improvement of people’s living standard imposed higher demand on public utility operation efficiency and service level. In addition to meeting the growing demands, China’s energy and public utilities will make all-out efforts in improving energy efficiency, optimizing resources allocation and reducing environmental pollution, which are the biggest challenges for them. While furthering electric power system reform and adjusting industry structure, it is also urgent to establish a perfect electric power management system and electricity pricing mechanism to ensure the healthy and stable development of power industry.

In this insights, it covers the topics as below:

Prediction of crude oil price: Who should we believe on earth?

Bio-fuels: Reduce greenhouse-gas emission but cause grain crisis?

CDM and CO2: Who will pay for the future of CO2?

Natural gas in China: Balance the supply and demand with price

Nuclear power: Opportunity or threat?

How to benefit from renewable resources?

Back to coal: Solution to crisis of raw materials in China’s chemical industry

Energy-saving and pollutant discharge reduction: How to cope with environmental protection?