水利部：预计“十四五”时期水利建设完成投资超5.4万亿元

Core Insights - Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China has significantly advanced its water conservancy infrastructure, with investments exceeding 1 trillion yuan for the first time in 2022 and projected to reach 1.3529 trillion yuan in 2024, totaling over 5.4 trillion yuan during the entire period, which is 1.6 times that of the 13th Five-Year Plan [1][2] Investment and Financing - The central government has prioritized water conservancy as a key area for infrastructure investment, implementing various supportive policies, including the issuance of 1 trillion yuan in government bonds in 2023, with water conservancy as a focus area [1] - Average annual non-fiscal funding for water conservancy during the first four years of the 14th Five-Year Plan reached 395.7 billion yuan, which is 2.3 times that of the 13th Five-Year Plan [2] - Social capital participation has been encouraged, with average annual investment from social capital reaching 104 billion yuan, 1.8 times that of the previous plan [2] Infrastructure Development - By the end of 2024, China is expected to have built 95,000 reservoirs, 200 large and medium-sized water diversion projects, 6,924 large and medium-sized irrigation areas, and 318,000 kilometers of embankments, creating the world's largest and most comprehensive water conservancy infrastructure system [2] Safety and Modernization - The water conservancy department emphasizes dam safety, aiming to construct safe, ecological, and intelligent dams, with 12 intelligent dam pilot projects initiated [3] - A modern reservoir management matrix has been established, with 11,814 reservoirs participating, enhancing safety monitoring capabilities significantly [3] Water Resource Management - Despite economic growth, China's total water consumption has remained stable, attributed to efficient water resource management and strict regulations [4] - Water usage per unit of GDP and industrial output has decreased by 17.7% and 23.6% respectively compared to the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan, while the effective utilization coefficient of irrigation water has improved from 0.565 to 0.58 [4]