我国西部地区水电储量丰富，可以成为开发西部的先导和支柱产业，特别是丰富廉价的水电可以为西部国民经济发展创造良好条件，并为“西电东送”支持东部地区发展作出重要贡献。 我国西部地区水能资源主要是发源于青藏高原地区的长江、黄河、澜沧江、怒江、雅鲁藏布江以及发源于 China’s western regions are rich in hydropower reserves, which can be a pioneer and pillar industry for the development of the western region. In particular, abundant and inexpensive hydropower can create favorable conditions for the development of the western national economy and make important contributions to supporting the development of the “West-East Power Transmission” to support the development of the eastern region. The hydropower resources in western China mainly originate from the Yangtze, Yellow, Lancang, Nujiang, Yarlung Tsangpo and originated from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.