一、中国发电企业降本增效的必要性中国电力企业目前的运营效率远远落后于国际先进水平。2002年国家电力公司的净收益率仅为1.4%,而国际一流的电力公司的净收益率则高达近30%,二者相差20倍之多(见附表)。值得特别指出的是,与发达国家不同,中国热电厂目前还几乎没有环保成本。而 I. The Necessity of Reducing Cost and Increasing Efficiency of Chinese Power Generation Enterprises The current operating efficiency of China’s power enterprises lags far behind the international advanced level. In 2002, the national power company’s net return was only 1.4%, while the world-class power company’s net income was as high as nearly 30%, a difference of more than 20 times (see table). It is worth noting that, unlike developed countries, China’s thermal power plants currently have almost no environmental costs. and