从近日举行的水电新春联谊会上了解到,2009年我国新增水电装机容量1 989万kW,创历史新高,水电总装机容量增长14%,占全国电力总装机容量的22.5%。我国水电装机容量和年发电量已于2004年和2005年分别超过美国和加拿大,居世界第一。新中国成立60年来,我国水电累计发电67 273亿kWh, It was learned from the recent friendship meeting for hydropower that in 2009, China’s new hydropower installed capacity reached 11.89 million kW, a record high. The total installed capacity of hydropower increased by 14%, accounting for 22.5% of the national total installed capacity. China’s hydropower installed capacity and annual power generation have surpassed the United States and Canada in 2004 and 2005, ranking first in the world. In the 60 years since the founding of New China, China’s hydropower generated a total of 6,727 billion kWh of electricity,