The Electricity Price Fluctuationson China's Aluminium Industry—PartⅠ

The aluminium industry is one of the majorelectricity consuming industries in China.Based on the calculation of 15,000 kwh for oneton of aluminium,China’s total power con-sumption for the production of 5.54 milliontons aluminium in 2003 consumed 83.1 billionkwh electricity,accounting for 4 per cent ofChina’s total electricity consumption in 2003,and it is one of the largest power consumingindusties in China.Since China is a large country with differentpower supply conditions across its vast landareas,the electricity generating cost also variesacross the countrty,leading to apparent differ