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Foreign Trade and
Economy
From January to November
2006, 157 projects of utilizing foreign capital were approved,
with a contract volume of US$0.343 billion, and an actual
use volume of US$0.256 billion. Projects increased by 55%,
contracted volume of foreign capital decreased by 13% and
actual use of foreign capital increased by 29% over the same
period last year.
As a city with profound
history and agreeable living environment, Chengdu has also
improved its transportation and water quality of Funan River
(or its mother river) through recent years' urban construction
effort. And what is more, it has won Model Prize of Habitat
Environment by UN for twice. A great number of reputed universities
and colleges here have nurtured scientific and technological
professionals for further constructions. In addition, the
economy in Chengdu has maintained a sound momentum. According
to some initial statistics, the product value of the city
has amounted to 21.857 billion yuan, a rise of 13.6% over
that of the previous year, while the growth rate reached the
record high in the last ten years. The favorable policies,
coupled with comfortable investment environment, make Chengdu
an investing destination for the world Top 500 enterprise.
The Hi-tech Zone
Power Supply
- Currently,
the Chengdu power network owns over 86 transformer stations
of the rank 35KV or above, and 145 main transformers, with
a total capacity of 5.3 million KVA; 165 transmitting cables
of 35KV or above in a total length of over 2700 km. The
yearly power supply for the city reaches 14.52 billion KWh.
- The South
Zone of the Hi-tech Zone currently has one 220KV transformer
station in a capacity of 300,000KVA, 5 110KV transformers
(Tongzhilin, Yulin, Nanjiao, Guixi), in a capacity of 633,500
KVA.
- The Zone has
44 10KV power lines, in a total length of 178 km.
The West Zone of the Hi-tech Zone has one 220KV transformer
station with a capacity of 80,000 KVA, 2 110KV with a total
capacity of 143,000 KVA. A new 220 KV transformer station
is planned with a capacity of 200,000 KVA.
- The power
supply reliability of the Hi-tech Zone in 2003 reached 99.98%.
Water Supply
- The daily water
supply capacity of the city is 1.849 million tons.
- Residential water
is priced at 1.15yuan/m3; administrative 1.60yuan/m3; industrial
and construction 1.40 yuan/m3; commercial and services 2.60yuan/m3;
special water uses 3.50 yuan/m3. (Waste water treatment
fee will be charged on-proxy: residential: 0.35 yuan/ton,
others 0.5 yuan/ton).
- Water pressure at
supply is 0.3MP
Gas Supply
- The yearly gas supply
of the city is 2.52 billion m3.
- The yearly gas supply
at Chengdu Hi-tech Zone is 480 million m3.
- Gas supply pressure
is 8 P, with a calorie value of 8500 kc.
- Industrial gas is
priced at 1.07 yuann/m3, residential 1.18yuan /m3 with a
city gas coverage of 79%.
Telecommunication
- Chengdu is one of
China's important postal processing center and Chengdu Postal
Bureau one of the seven Rank 1 postal and telecom hubs of
the country, the largest in southwestern China.
- Chengdu is the telecommunication
hub in southwestern China with a well-established long-distance
optical network, providing direct dialing phone services
to over 180 countries and regions.
- Chengdu is the Internet
center in southwestern China and the center of China Education
and Research Net.
- China Telecom,
China Mobile, China Unicom, Chengdu Net, Chengdu Broadband
Net and other providers could provide IDD, ADSL, DDN services.
The exit bandwidth for Chengdu Internet is 17.5G.
ADSL Internet Service Fees by China Telecom at Chengdu
Environmental
Protection
Waste Water Treatment
- Sanwayao Waste Water
Treatment Plant located at the South Zone of the Hi-tech
Zone has a daily waste water treatment capability of 400,000
tons meeting the national discharge standard [Comprehensive
Waste Water Discharge Standard(GB8978-1996)] Rank I (PH:6-9
COD:60mg/1 BOD5:20mg/1 SS:20mg/1)
- The West Park Waste
Water Treatment Plant has daily capacity of 80,000-100,000
tons with all the pipeworks laid out.
Noise
The noise control
requirements are to meet GB-12348-90, or daytime 65dB(A) and
evening 55dB(A).
Solid Waste
Solid wastes (poisonous,
radioactive) generated by companies in the Hi-tech Zone whose
treatment are beyond the companies' capabilities may be entrusted
to Chengdu Dangerous Solid Waste Treatment Center or Sichuan
Monitoring Center for Radioactivity for treatment.
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