A water resources assessment framework for management strategies of large coal-power bases development in China

• Main Authors: Wang, Xiao Jun, Zhang, Jian Yun, Elmahdi, Amgad, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Gao, Juan
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2023
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105850/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11027-023-10067-4

China is a coal-rich country and produces 50% of the global total coal production. Coal is the source of 51.8% of total energy consumption and, therefore, the most critical and crucial driver of China’s economic development. The number of coal-fired power plants has increased rapidly in China in rec...