The China Energy and Chemical Golden Triangle Summit Forum kicks off in Yinchuan on September 13
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According to a report from Ningxia News Network (reporter: Yang Li), on September 2, reporters learned at a press conference held in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region that the 2010 China Energy and Chemical Golden Triangle Development Strategy Summit Forum will be held in Yinchuan from September 13th to 15th. At present, all preparatory work is complete. Ningdong in Ningxia, Yulin in Shaanxi, and Ordos in Inner Mongolia are important areas rich in energy resources in northern China. These three places are fairly close to each other, forming a geographical \"triangle\" area. How to \"focus on energy, reflect planning, take comprehensive considerations into account, and advance in an orderly manner to create China’s energy and chemical industry golden triangle\" was the theme of the 2010 China Energy and Chemical Industry Golden Triangle Development Strategy Summit Forum. The forum is jointly hosted by the **Development and Reform Commission**, the **Energy Bureau**, and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. During this period, relevant experts and scholars will deliver special presentations on topics such as China’s energy layout and its role in the energy and chemical industry triangle, China’s energy development and international cooperation, as well as the importance of water resources management for the coordinated development of China’s energy and chemical industry triangle. It was divided into two sub-forums, “Energy and Chemical Industry” and “New Energy,” to focus on discussing the strategic significance and planning approaches for the development of the energy and chemical industry triangle in Ningdong, Ningxia; Yulin, Shaanxi; and Ordos, Inner Mongolia, in order to make all necessary preparations for elevating this plan to a **strategic initiative. Zhao Xiaoping, deputy head of the autonomous region, said at a press conference that all preparations for the forum are now complete. **Leaders from ministries and institutions such as the National Development and Reform Commission, the **Energy Administration, the ***Development Research Center, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Energy Research Institute under the National Development and Reform Commission, and the **Energy Experts Advisory Committee, as well as experts and scholars, officials from relevant provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, and leaders of nearly 160 renowned energy companies at home and abroad, will attend this forum. The forum also invited experts and scholars from home and abroad to submit articles for discussions on major strategies as well as specific issues. Yuan Jinlin, director of the Autonomous Region’s Development and Reform Commission, said that the Golden Triangle region is a treasure trove of energy resources for China, and Ningxia possesses unique and irreplaceable resource advantages as well as geographical advantages within this area. These will bring new opportunities for the development of Ningxia’s industries that rely on its energy advantages.
Background links: The Ningdong area in Ningxia, Yulin in Shaanxi, and Ordos in Inner Mongolia form an energy and chemical industry triangle rich in energy resources. These areas constitute the core region of the Ordos Basin’s energy base; the proven coal reserves in these regions account for nearly 30% of the country’s total. The development of the coal bases in northern Shaanxi and Shendong, as well as the Ningdong coal, electricity, and chemicals complex, and the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia oil fields, has all been included in relevant plans. It is also a region with high potential for wind and solar energy in our country: the theoretical wind energy resources amount to over 100 million kilowatts, while the annual solar radiation exceeds 180 watts per square meter. The untapped water resources along the main course of the Yellow River in this area total over 2 million kilowatts. In 2009, the raw coal production in the energy and chemical industry triangle region reached 600 million tons, accounting for 20% of the country’s total production. The Golden Triangle region is located in the heart of our country, boasting excellent geographical advantages. Railway lines such as the Baolan Line, Ganwu Line, Baozhong Line, and Shenhuang Railway – which serve as major coal transportation routes – have been built. The highway networks of Beijing-Tibet, Yinchuan-Qinghai, and Fuzhou-Yinan have connected with the energy and chemical industry hub in that region. A comprehensive transportation system that incorporates railways, highways, aviation, and pipeline networks has taken initial shape and will continue to be improved, laying an important foundation for the large-scale development of the area.