Energizing China: first itself, next the world

In the past eight years, China has begun to update its power industry, not only to satisfy its own great needs, but also with an eye to becoming a supplier to the rest of the developing world. A description is given of China´s power system, which, in terms of generating capacity, is now the fourth largest in the world (behind the US, the Soviet Union, and Japan), and of China´s plans for further development. Prospects for China in the world market are examined.<>