VOL. XLV

No 18

6-May-2002

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Urbanization Drives Chinas EnergyDemand Growth

Theexplosive growth of Chinas urban population will result in strong growth in theresidential and commercial use of electricity, gas and LPG in China, according to the Petroleum Finance Company (PFC) in areport entitled Urbanization and EnergyDemand in China. The report says that the process of urbanization couldaccelerate following Chinas accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), whichcould translate to...