Yunnan Lincang Zhenai Hydropower Project, China

The project utilizes the hydrological resources of the Nanting river in a run-of-river diversion type that generates electricity for the South China Power Grid.

Contribution of the project to sustainable development

The contributions of project activity towards sustainable development are explained with indicators like contributions to social well-being, economic prosperity, environmental well-being and technological aspects as follows:

Contribution of the project to Social Wellbeing:

• The CDM project leads to poverty alleviation by generating employment during its operations and function.

 Contribution to Environmental Wellbeing: 

• The project achieves greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by avoiding CO₂ emissions from the business-as-usual scenario electricity generation of those fossil fuel-fired power plants connected to the South China Power Grid which is otherwise dependent on fossil fuel. Thus, the project reduces the level of pollution as well leads to conservation of fossil fuel resources.
• The project is a clean energy generation with no negative impact on the health of the community or on the biological life nearby.

Contribution to Economic Wellbeing: 

• The project activity increases employment opportunities and local mobility in its operational area, thereby increasing all types of Economic, Industrial, Agricultural activity in the region and so it overall improves the economic standards of the people.

 Contribution to Technological Wellbeing:

• The technology used in the project activity is clean technology and makes greater use of renewable hydroelectric resources. It is hence contributing in encouraging private entities and finance corporations to enter renewable power generation.