1. Introduction
2. Engineering Background
3. Water use in coal power plants’ upstream fuel cycle
4. Water use in China’s coal power plants
5. Water shortage risks for China’s coal power plants
6. Water impacts of electricity transmissions in China
7. Water constraints on alternative energy sources
8. Policy interactions between water and electricity sectors in China
9. Opportunities and obstacles for institutional change
10. Conclusions
Biography
Xiawei Liao is a water resource management specialist and researcher. He is currently a consultant for the World Bank Water Global Practice and a postdoctoral researcher at Peking University, China.
Jim W. Hall is Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks in the University of Oxford, UK, where he is Director of Research in the School of Geography and the Environment.
