Author(s): Fan He, Jing Yin, Yong Zhao, Haihong Li, Jianhua Wang, Jiaqi Zhai, Yongnan Zhu, Shi Feng
Linked Author(s): Fan He
Keywords: : Middle-upper reaches of the Yellow River, energy base, water resources carrying capacity, water resources restriction, water resources management
Abstract: The water resources carrying capacity is one of the most crucial evaluation factors in China's energy development planning. This paper reckons the regional water resources supply-demand statuses in different scenarios in seven largescale energy bases on the middle-upper reaches of the Yellow River by 2020, and analyzes their water resources carrying capacity based on the analysis on water consumption features in the energy industry and the prediction of water saving engineering level in the future energy industry. The results show that the water demand will still increase rapidly in these energy bases on the reaches of the Yellow River during the 13th Five Year Plan. The new water demand will come to 1. 406 billion cubic meters by 2020 in coal mining and washing, coal power and coal chemical industries in seven energy bases along the middle-upper reaches of the Yellow River; and a new water quantity of 859 million cubic meters is still needed in consideration of the water-saving enforcement measures in the water-saving technological advance related to the energy production. The imbalance between supply and demand of water resources in energy bases will be aggravated further in the background of limited regional water resources supporting capability
Year: 2017