China Moves to Increase Hydro Power

Three Gorges Dam

With the departure of Wen Jiabao, as the head of China's government, many things look to change.

One of them is the amount of Hydroelectric power and the dams necessary to increase it.

During his tenure, Wen blocked many projects that would have increased China's power supply.

Dams are increasingly unpopular in China, but the other options of coal or nuclear power are even more so.

Demand for power is only increasing as the Chinese economy and populace require more.

But, China aims to launch sixty big hydro plants according to its renewable energy "five year plan" for 2011-2015.

Goals are to increase output by nearly fifty percent, of what has been accomplished in the past.