CONTENTS

MAP of CHINA     ACRONYMS     PREFACE     FOREWORD     CHAPTER 1 A survey of SHP development in China         1. The three phases of development         2. The Ecological Protection Programme to Replace Firewood with SHP         3. Facing new challenges     CHAPTER 2 Main Features of the SHP Sector in China         1. An important sector in the hydropower industry         2. An important energy source for rural electrification         3. Salient social and economic benefits         4. Positive environmental benefit         5. SHP-based local grids         6. Unique management mechanism         7. Various channels for funds     CHAPTER 3 Small Hydropower Resources in China         1. China¡¯s topographical features         2. Precipitation and runoff         3. Small hydropower resources in China     CHAPTER 4 SHP-based Rural Electrification         1. Progress of rural electrification         2. Principles and policies of rural electrification         3. Impact of rural electrification         4. Experience of Rural Electrification     CHAPTER 5 Strategic Measures and Incentive Policies         1. Corresponding development of equipment manufacture         2. Training of professionals         3. Basic stimulating and protection policies         4. Other preferential policies     CHAPTER 6 SHP Technical Level         1. Planning approaches and standards for SHP-based rural hydro electrification         2. SHP development in combination with medium and small river treatment including cascade development technology         3. SHP exploration, surveying and design technology and procedures         4. Various flexible modes of exploitation based on actual site conditions         5. Local materials widely adopted for dam construction         6. Equipment and technical renovation of old hydropower stations         7. Studying and popularizing applicable SHP new technology         8. Gradually improving the automation capability and rationally selecting the automation standard     CHAPTER 7 Current Barriers to Further Development and Measures for Overcoming them         1. Present status of the policy environment for SHP         2. Barriers to further development of SHP under market operation         3. Measures for overcoming the barriers     CHAPTER 8 Outlook for SHP Development         1. Favourable conditions for further development of SHP         2. Targets for the period 2001-2005     CHAPTER 9 International Cooperation         1. Historical progress of involvement of China¡¯s SHP sector in the international community         2. China contributes to and learns from the world in the SHP arena     CASE STUDIES     EXAMPLE 1         SHP development in Yangshan County, Guangdong Province, which was honoured with the title of ¡°No. 1 among the small hydropower counties¡± with an annual power generation ranked the first nationwide for several years running     EXAMPLE 2         SHP development in Rongshui Miao Minority Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Minority Autonomous Region     EXAMPLE 3         SHP development in Yuexi County, Anhui Province     EXAMPLE 4         SHP reform and development in Zhejiang Province