Unfortunately, the bulk of the energy resources needed to satisfy rising demand are not located near the load centers. For example, in China, large resources of untapped hydroelectric power – up to 500 GW – are available in the west of the country, in Sichuan , Xizang and Yunnan provinces.In addition, additional significant coal fired generation capacity is planned in the Xinjiang area. The distance of these generation sources from the heavily industrialized regions along the coast in eastern China (Beijing, Shanghai) and southern (Guangzhou) China is between 1,000 and 3,000 km.