党的十五届五中全会指出，要进一步开放市场，建立和完善全国统一、公平、竞争、规范有序的市场体系，打破部门、行业垄断和地区封锁，加强市场监督。2000年年底，中央经济工作会议也指出，加快垄断性行业的改革步伐，引入竞争，增强活力。改革开放以来，我国电力工业发展快速 The Fifth Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central Committee pointed out that we must further open up the market, establish and perfect a unified, fair, competitive, and orderly market system across the country, break down departmental, industrial monopolies and regional blockades, and strengthen market supervision. At the end of 2000, the Central Economic Work Conference also pointed out that speeding up the pace of reform of monopolistic industries, introducing competition, and enhancing vitality. Since the reform and opening up, China’s power industry has developed rapidly