２００１年，国民经济继续保持平稳增长的势头，电力需求稳中趋旺，电力工业呈现持续稳定的增长态势。２００１年全国发电量完成１４７８０亿kW·h，比上年增长８％，其中：水电２５７５亿kW·h，火电１２０２０亿kW·h，核电１７４亿kW·h，分别比上年增长５．９％、８．５％ In 2001, the national economy continued to maintain the momentum of steady growth. The demand for electricity was steadily rising and the power industry showed a sustained and steady growth. In 2001, the country’s power generation completed 1.4780 trillion kWh, up 8% over the previous year, of which: 257.5 trillion kWh of hydropower, 1,220 billion kWh of thermal power and 17,400 million kWh of nuclear power, up 5.9% over the previous year respectively %, 8.5%