الصين ـ صندوق الكربون النموذجي، مشروع الطاقة الكهرومائية في زياوغوشان,China - Proyecto de hidroelectricidad del PCF en Xiaogushan,China - PCF Xiaogushan Hydropower Project (Chine - Projet hydroélectrique de Xiaogushan du Fonds prototype pour le carbone)

Page 1 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.:32131 Project Name CN-PCF Xiaogushan Hydropower Project Region East Asia and Pacific Region Sector Energy Project ID P087153 Borrower(s) N/A Implementing Agency Gansu Zhangye Xiaogushan Hydropower Company Ltd.(ZXHC) Environment Category [X] A [] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Safeguard Classification [ ] S 1 [X] S 2 [ ] S 3 [ ] S F [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared April 1, 2005 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization April 15, 2005 Estimated Date of Board Approval N/A 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement China, after the USA, has the second largest power industry in the world. Both the installed generation capacity and power generation increased at an annual rate of 8% on average over the last two decades. By end 2003, total installed capacity reached 381 GW and total electricity generation reached 1,911 TWh, an increase of 15.5% over 2002. Challenges in the Power Sector. Despite of impressive achievements, China must face a number of challenges in the power sector, which include: Coal consumption and environmental problems. Coal supplied 66% of primary energy demand in China in 2003. This made China