-Information from 2002 or newer is wanted
- What are the currrent problems of China's electric power industry
(meaning utilities, power supply, power generation)?
- What is the basic structure of China's electric power industry?
- What is the government's policy or strategy/vision on the development?
- Are they planning on help/investors from other countrys?
- What future development is expected?

Dear poeller-ga,

This research was obviously restricted by the language barrier,
nevertheless, there is considerable English language information
available to answer your questions.


A good introduction is this publication from the Jones Day web site.
'The Future of Power in China' (originally published in International
Power Finance Review) April 2002 - PDF
http://www1.jonesday.com/FILES/tbl_s31Publications/FileUpload137/569/Future%20of%20Power%20in%20China.pdf


The US Energy Information Administration 
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Electricity in China (appears as part of a country analysis)
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/china.html#elec

The Nuclear Industry in China
China?s nuclear power industry - overview
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/nuc_reactors/china/china.html
Timeline of the Chinese Nuclear Industry, 1970 to 2020
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/nuc_reactors/china/timeline.html
Future of the Chinese Nuclear Industry
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/nuc_reactors/china/outlook.html
Timneline 2004
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/nuctimeline.html

Data, Forecasts and Analysis on power in China. Many items including electricity
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/china.html


US Department of Energy
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An Energy Overview of the People's Republic of China - Electricity
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/international/EastAsia_and_Oceania/chinover.html#Electricity


Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory forecast up to 2015, contained in four documents.
"In this project we reviewed China's energy issues, including a
forecast of resource production and consumption to the year 2015. In
addition, we performed an analysis of energy resource development,
infrastructure growth, electricity generation, and associated costs."
http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/d/d4/energy/engchina.html

Chinese State Power Corporation 
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The Chinese State Power Corporation web site has a number of useful
pages in English. Use the navigation on the left to access information
on the State Power Corporation, power sources, power network, projects
under construction, international co-operation; the publications
section has newsletter with some topics which match yours, and of
course, the news items archive starting at the front page ? 15 pages
of relevant news items.
http://www.sp-china.com/


US Commercial Service 
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US Commercial Service ? China. Summarises the current position and the
U.S. position in the market
List of useful links.
http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/power.html

Media
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These news articles contain information which may assist you.
http://edu.sina.com.cn/en/2004-09-01/25575.html
http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501040705-658370,00.html
http://english1.people.com.cn/200204/12/eng20020412_93913.shtml
http://service.china.org.cn/link/wcm/Show_Text?info_id=106559&p_qry=electricity
http://www.china.org.cn/english/2003/Apr/62377.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/english/2003/Mar/58407.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/english/2002/May/32247.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/english/2001/Jul/15862.htm

The China.org.cn web site has many current news items. Go to this
search page and type electricity in the search box.
http://210.72.21.218/template/china.org.jsp


Finally, there is market research report title ?China Electricity
2003?, but the cost is £150.
http://doi.contentdirections.com/mr/snapshots.jsp?doi=10.1337/cn120203


I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

Search strategy
China electricity and followed ?useful links?  from many of the above web sites.

With a little time invested in searching on google I found more
comprehensive and more current information...

To understand the need for a power grid, and some of the problems:
Suppose you bought a ten kilowatt generator with a 0.01 second surge
rating of 15 kilowatts, then fired the electric power company. Perhaps
22 hours per day, your generator would be suppling less than 20% of
it's rating, but using 40% of the fuel required to produce ten
kilowatts. Suppose your heat pump typically draws a starting surge
averaging 14 kilowatts, during the first 0.01 seconds. You are within
your generator specs provided the surge is typical and you are not
runing several kilowatts of other appliences. What happens if the
total would like to be 20 kilowatts?
 The voltage drops from 240 volts to about 200 volts. This streaches
out the acellerating of the compressor (in the heat pump) to about one
second, so the surge lasts much longer than usual, especially if the
compressor has only been off a few seconds. The generator has several
types systems for dealing with surges up to perhaps 16 kilowatts, but
they go nutz at higher surges, typically taking the generator off
line. That means still running, but supplying zero power to your
house. You turn off the other big drain appliences and push the reset
button with your fingers crossed. If you modify some of these systems
to allow 20 kilowatt surges, the motor driving the generator may stall
and/or permanent damage to the generator may occur. The latter means
the firing squad or equivelent for someone in China, if this is a 100
million dollar generator.   Neil