简介:1AnimportantsectorinthehydropowerindustrySincethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChinain1949,andparticularlysincethereformandopeningupperiod,ruralhydropowerhaswitnessedswiftdevelopment.Ruralhydropowerexploitationhasbeenincludedintheplansforruralelectrificationdevelopment,andhasbecomeanimportantpartofthewaterresourcessector.AnewSHPindustryhasformed,combiningsocial,economicandenvironmentalbenefits.