Status, problems and countermeasures of energy development in Yunnan province

This paper investigates how to adjust the energy structure and improve the utilization efficiency to achieve energy sustainable development in Yunnan province. The characteristics of energy natural endowment and present situation of development and utilization was investigated, and the main problems in energy development were analyzed. Based on the advantages of resource and location, some new methods such as energy-saving, consumption-reducing and developing the renewable energy were put forward. The results indicated that science and technology innovation, policy innovation, low carbon technology and environment protection are the efficient way of energy sustainable development in Yunnan province.