Tibet's water resources rank top in China: survey
( 2003-08-05 11:18) (Agencies)
The Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China has 448.2 billion cubic meters
of water, ranking top in the country in terms of water volume, a latest survey
indicates.
The water volume accounts for 30 percent of the country's
total.
Tibet's per capita and per hectare water volumes also ranked first
in the country.The survey, by the Ministry of Water Resources and the China
State Power Group, also showed that the region has a theoretical capacity to
generate 1,800 billion kwh of electricity every year, second only to neighboring
Sichuan Province.
Currently, Tibet has only 400 hydropower stations,
which generate about 43 billion kwh on an annual basis, showing the promise of
untapped resources.
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