2045年天然气将在全球发电中起到巨大的作用

　　据道琼斯12月11日消息，曾在奥巴马主政时期担任美国能源部长顾问的Melanie Kenderdine称，到2045年天然气将在全球发电中起到巨大的作用，尤其是在需要降低对燃煤发电依赖的中国和印度。印度总理莫迪希望印度全国范围内都有电力供应，并明确了一个目标，力争到2022年新增用电人口4亿。而且随着人口的增长，到2050年印度将再新增5亿用电人口。Kenderdine在休斯敦的一个能源投资者会议上表示，仅仅是印度这一个国家就要新增10亿人需要电力，所以发展天然气供电是明智的。印度正在积极建设液化天然气接收站，铺设天然气管道，以及发展太阳能和其他可再生能源选项。

　　张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯

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