高中英语 CRI听力2012年08月合辑（文本） The-Plight-of-the-Private-Hydropower-Sector素材.doc

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1、CRI英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本）：The-Plight-of-the-Private-Hydropower-SectorInrecentyearsChinahasopenedupitspowerindustrytoprivateinvestment.InSouthwestChina'sGuizhouProvince,privatecapitalhasbeeninvestedinprivatehydropowerplants.CRI'sLaimingtakesafurtherlook:Chinahasbeene

2、ncouragingprivateinvestmentacrossmanyindustries,includingthemoreheavilystate-controlledandmonopolizedsectorssuchastheenergyandelectricityindustry.InthemountainoussouthwesternpartofChinawherewaterresourcesareinrichsupply,therehasbeenasurgeinthenumberofsmallandpri

3、vatelyfundedpowerplantsinruralareas.Theirpresenceisablessingtonearbyvillagers.YangMingshuisaruralresidentinGuizhouProvince."Afterthesmallhydropowerplantswerebuilt,weallstartedusingtheirservicesbecausetheyprovideelectricityatalowerprice."Anditisnotjustthepricesth

4、atthevillagersenjoy.Yangsaysthat,inthedryseason,thesmallpowerstationsserviceasreservoirsforirrigation.Apartfromthebenefitstheyprovide,thosepowerstationshavetheirshareofproblems.AprolongeddryseasoninsouthwestChinacertainlyisonereasonforpowerproblems,buttheownerso

5、fprivatehydro-powerstationshavealsofounditincreasinglydifficulttobalancetheirbudget.Themaintenancecostsforhydropowerplantsarelowerthanthecoal-firepowerplants,butitstillweighsontheowners.ZhouWeiisthemanagerofasmallpowerstationthatsupplieselectricitytonearbyvillag

6、erssuchasYangMingshu."Thebuildingandmaintenanceisverycostly.Ittakesfourtofivehundredyuantobuildonemeterofchannel,andourchannelextends5300meters.We'vealreadyspentmorethanonemillionyuan,andweneedanotherhalfmillionformaintenance."Thepriceofelectricitywasverylowinre

7、centyears,soitisnotlikelythatanydramaticincreasewillhappenanytimesoon,accordingtoBieZhigangwhomanages-2-on-gridpowerpricesintheGuizhouProvincialPriceBureau."Whenitcomestoelectricityprices,wecannotjustsimplymakeprivatepowerplantsaprofitablebusinesswithoutconsider

8、ingthecapacityofconsumers."ForbusinessownersinGuizhou,theirhopeliesinthecentralgovernment'sinitiativetoreviewlocaltaxpoliciesonsmallhydropowerstations.Theinitiativeis