关键词: 长江产业带, 能源, 持续发展

Abstract: The Industrial Zone of Yangtze Valley(IZOYV), with 40% of the country's total population and GDP, is a key area for national economic development in China.IZOYV is facing some serious problems in its future development.and among which energy supply is the most serious one.With 1% of China's energy proved resources.the energy consumption of IZOYV in 1994 was 32% of the country's total, comparing with that its primary energy production registered 18% of the country as a whole.As a result, the recent energy sufficiency of this area is only about 60%,and it is estimated that the amount in imported energy will reach nearly 400 million tones in 2020.Considering the spatial disparity in energy production and consumption in this area, such a huge energy supply will cause a greater pressure on energy transport, particularly on the railway system.What is more.the great increase in energy consumption dominated by coal (more than 74% of the total energy consumption) will make the environmental problems worse.

Key words: Industrial Zone of the Yangtze Valley, Energy production and supply, Sustainable development