Enterprises Involved:  China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, Ertan Hydropower Development Co. Ltd., China Power Investment Corporation, Gongzui Hydropower Station, SDIC Yunnan Dachaoshan Hydropower Co. Ltd., Hanjiang Hydropower (Group) Co. Ltd. and Wujiang Hydropower Development Corporation Ltd., etc.

Report Highlights

The year 2006 marked the beginning of China 11th Five-Year Plan.  In the first three quarters, thanks to sound fiscal and monetary policies, the national economy continued to head for the anticipated direction, achieving fast growth in reasonable adjustment, providing necessary assurance for the healthy development of the hydropower industry.

For the first three quarters of 2006, power generation totaled 2,011.1 billion kWh, with a YOY rise of 12.9% and the growth rate dropped 0.5 percentage point year-on-year, largely ascribable to the slowdown of hydropower generation.  For the three quarters, hydropower generation rose 6.4% year-on-year; the growth rate was 14.6 percentage points down from the same period of the previous year.  The coal-fired generation climbed 14.5% year-on-year; the growth rate was 2.3 percentage points up from the previous year.

Due to enhanced power supply capacity, power shortage was eased significantly.  During peak seasons, the maximum power shortage is some 13 million kW, dropping nearly half from 2005 year-on-year and a YOY decrease of 91.3% in the number of blackouts.

In the face of changes and challenges in the electric power market and energy market, the 2006-2007 Annual Report on Investment Opportunities in China Hydropower Industry helps investors and research institutions to grasp more accurately investment opportunities in China  hydropower industry in the following aspects:

Featuring detailed description of the industry profile, the report depicts development and changes in 2006 from the angle of present situation, development environment and characteristics, to discern the industry development direction;

After elaborating on leading brands competition performance in 2006, it reviews the makings of leading players in the dimension of market positioning, production, cost and pricing, marketing, channels and services;

It presents in-depth quantitative forecast of the market, conducts modeling regression and expert verification for the whole market and market segments, and derives valuable trend analysis and quantitative results;

It examines impetuses and obstacles to market segments, and conducts multidimensional analysis of the demand for electric power.

Report Outline

Main Conclusions
Key Findings

Section 1    Overview of the Global Hydropower Industry, 2006

1.1    Present Situation
    1.1.1  Industry Size
    1.1.2  Industry Structure
1.2    Characteristics
    1.2.1  North America
    1.2.2  South America
    1.2.3  Europe
    1.2.4  Asia

Section 2    Overview of China Hydropower Industry, 2006

2.1    Development Environment
    2.1.1  Policy Environment
    2.1.2  Economic Environment
    2.1.3  Social Environment
    2.1.4  Technology Environment
2.2    Present Situation
    2.2.1  Industry Size
    2.2.2  Industry Structure
2.3    Characteristics
    2.3.1  Industry Layout
    2.3.2  Competition Characteristics

Section 3    Analysis of the Industry Chain of China Hydropower Industry, 2006

3.1    Structure of Industry Chain
3.2    Analysis of Industry Lifecycle
3.3    Profit Status of Links of the Industry Chain

Section 4    Analysis of the Competition in China Hydropower Industry, 2006

4.1    Overall Competition Situation
4.1.1  Competition between Existing Vendors
4.1.2  Potential Entrants and Substitute Products
4.2    Leading Vendors Competition Strategies
4.2.1  China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation
4.2.2  Ertan Hydropower Development Company
4.2.3  China Power Investment Corporation

Section 5    Analysis of the Growth of China Hydropower Industry, 2007-2011

5.1    Factors Affecting the Growth of the Industry
    5.1.1  Favorable Factors
    5.1.2  Unfavorable Factors
5.2    Analysis of the Growth of the Industry

Section 6    Development Trend of China Hydropower Industry, 2007-2011

6.1    Development Trend of the Industry
    6.1.1  Trend of Product Technology
    6.1.2  Trend of Competition
    6.1.3  Evolution of the Industry
6.2    Forecast of the Industry
    6.2.1  Forecast of Industry Size
    6.2.2  Forecast of Industry Structure

Section 7    Investment Opportunities in China Hydropower Industry, 2007-2011

7.1    Indexes for Assessing the Industry  Investment Value
7.2    Assessment of the Investment Value of Specific Fields of the Industry Chain

Section 8    Recommendations

8.1    For Investing in Small Hydropower Projects
8.2    For Investing in Large & Medium Hydropower Projects

Tables

1.  Statistics on the Development of Hydropower Resources in Some Countries in North America
2.  Statistics on the Development of Hydropower Resources in Some European Countries
3.  Statistics on the Development of Hydropower Resources in Some Asian Countries
4.  Comparison of Dam Construction in China & the World
5.  Top 20 Countries Ranked by the Number of Dams & the Number of Dams in These Countries
6.  Comparison of China Renewable Energy Reserves & the World Total Reserves
7.  Statistics on China Hydropower Resources by Provinces (Regions)

Figures

1.  Percentage of Water Resources in China
2.  Annual Runoff Distribution of Major Rivers in China
3.  Percentage Taken up by Hydropower in Past Years in China
4.  Hydropower Installed Capacity in Past Years in China
5.  Hydropower Generation in Past Years in China
6.  Sketch Map of China Twelve Hydropower Bases
7.  Management Mode of China Small Hydropower Stations
8.  Installed Capacity of Small Hydropower Stations in China Rural Areas in Past Years