Farmers to Get Clean Energy

In an attempt to further cut the use of wood and fossil fuels, a project to build more mini-hydropower plants is being boosted. The plan is aimed at encouraging millions of farmers across China to use environmentally friendly energy and hopefully further reduce the damage to forests and the eco-system. The Ministry of Water Resources, which is behind the plan, is working on the building of small-scale hydropower stations which can supply electricity to rural areas, sources with the ministry…