Energy: China and Nepal

What was China's main source of energy in 2012

Match the following

• oil

• 7%

• Gas

• 4%

• Hydro-electricity

• 18%

• coal

• 0.8%

• Nuclear

• 68%

What did China do to maintain energy security ?

• Renewable resources

• Invested in energy sources abroad

• HEP

• Invest in Nuclear

How has China tried to make its energy more sustainable?

• nuclear energy

• clean coal technology

• development of hydro-electric power

• solar power

• wind power

Where is the Three Gorges Dam located?​ (a)   ​

• Yangtze River
• Yellow River
• Amur River
• Tarim River

What was the cost of building the dam ?

• $100 million

• $30 Billion

• $10 Billion

• $50 Billion

The 3 Gorges Dam project involved:

• 1.3 million people forced to move

• Over 150 towns and 4500 thousand villages flooded

• Provide 10% of China’s electricity through HEP

• Increased tourism along the river

Match the following

• China population

• 65.2%

• Nepal Urban population

• 30 million

• Nepal population

• 16%

• China urban population

• 1.4 billion

Match the following

• Ruma Khola micro dam built

• 2009

• FUTURE: Nepal population with access to electricity

• 88%

• Nepal Fuelwood in RURAL areas

• 82%

• Ruma Khola micro dam serves

• 1 town, 5 villages and 22 industries

• Nepal Fuelwood in URBAN areas

• 36%

Who helped fund the Micro hydro dam: Ruma Khola

• National Gov.

• World Bank

• Bill Gates

• UNICEF

Nepal: Sustainable future involves building ​ (a)   hydrodams

• 3000
• 20
• 5000
• 178
• 700