Electric Power and Energy in China

Praise for Electric Power and Energy in China: <p> The Broad Energy Outlook approach tries to place the complex Chinese energy problem in a multi-angled and global prospective so that China will stop struggling within its narrowly defined and inward-looking supply-demand rigidity on energy. <p>Overall, I find Electric Power and Energy in China an excellent book with significant academic value. It provides an essential reference for academics, policy makers and students who have a strong interest in China s economy and energy development. The data included in this book and Liu s personal experiences and expertise as chairman of China s, and indeed the world s, largest electricity distribution company are highly informative and valuable for both insiders and outsiders of the Chinese energy and electricity industries. <p> Shujie Yao, Head of School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, Professor of Economics and Chinese Sustainable Development, University of Nottingham Zhenya Liu s Electric Power and Energy in China points out that the main challenges in China today are in meeting the growing energy demand of a large population in a fast growing, emerging economy. The current main source of energy supply in the country is coal, however, all technologies are needed to secure an adequate supply of energy. Accordingly, Liu does not focus on one technology; he provides an overview of Chinese perspectives on all available options. <p>Electric Power and Energy in China gives an interesting insight into the Chinese energy challenge and the energy system not from an outsider s perspective but from the core. As head of China s Energy Commission, Zhenya Liu knows what he is writing about. The book is valuable not only from an energy economics perspective but also because it gives a comprehensive overview of the Chinese energy system and its economic policies. <p> Dr. Hubertus Bardt, Cologne Institute for Economic Research