Water Management in China's Power Sector

by Jim W Hall and Xiawei Liao

This book examines water resource management in China's electric power sector and the implications for energy provision in the face of an emerging national water crisis and global climate change.

Over 75% of China's current electricity comes from coal. Coal-fired power plants are reliant on water, with plants using significant volumes of water every year, yet water resources are unevenly distributed. In the face of serious environmental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036735005X
• ISBN13: 9780367350055
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.7"