China’s Yangtze River Delta region, which coversShanghai and the provinces of Zhejiang,Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi, occupies around2% of the nation’s land area and is home toabout 10% of the national population.Moreover, the region’s GDP accounted for 22%of the nation’s total, industrial production 26%,exports value a fifth and energy consumption16%. As energy sources are extremely scarcein the region, energy shortage and environmentalpollution have become the main issues thatare increasingly restraining the sustainable economicdevelopment in the area.Energy demand is expected to rise fast in theregion as the single fuel mix is difficult to meet China’s Yangtze River Delta region, which covers Shanghai and the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi, occupies around2% of the nation’s land area and is home toabout 10% of the national population. Moreover, the region’s GDP is for 22% of the nation’s total, industrial production 26%, exports value a fifth and energy consumption 16%. As energy sources are extremely scarcein the region, energy shortage and environmentalpollution have become the main issues that are increasingly tighting the sustainable economic development in the area. Energy demand is expected to rise fast in theregion as the single fuel mix is ​​difficult to meet