云南电力工业从中国第一座水电站——石龙坝电站1910年建设开始,但发展十分缓慢,到1949年底装机容量仅1.45万kW。新中国成立后,在中国共产党的领导下,云南电力工业由小到大,获得了长足发展,到1978年,装机容量达到86.7万kW。改革开放以来,云南电力迈上了大机组、大电厂、大电网、超高压的新台阶。截止1999年7月底,我局(公司)拥有装机容量493.86万kW、 Yunnan’s power industry began with the construction of Shilongba Power Station, the first hydropower station in China in 1910. However, the development was very slow. At the end of 1949, the installed capacity was only 14,500 kW. After the founding of New China, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, Yunnan’s electric power industry has grown from small to large and has achieved considerable development. By 1978, the installed capacity reached 867,000 kW. Since the reform and opening up, Yunnan Power has taken a big step toward large units, large power plants, large power grids, and extra-high voltage. As of the end of July 1999, our bureau (company) had an installed capacity of 4,938,600 kW.