The electric power industry, which has always received the most attention, grew slightly less than the iron and steel industry (mainly because in 1942 the electric power industry was not much affected by the drought of 1942 under the special attention of the central government, so the compensatory growth in 1943 was less). But it's still a miracle that annual power generation has skyrocketed by 50% in just one year. The reason for such rapid growth is largely due to the fact that China's motor manufacturing plants produce a large number of rare earth permanent magnet generators with a maximum installed capacity of more than 3,000 kilowatts, but they can be mass-produced in large quantities like ordinary mechanical and electrical products, although the electricity generated by these small and medium-sized generators is relatively difficult to connect to the grid, and the energy utilization rate for thermal power generation is relatively low (after all, the larger the boiler, the higher the thermal efficiency), but in order to ensure the needs of the "911 Project" and national construction, the price is still worth it

The annual power generation of 120 billion kWh was already a staggering figure in Shijie in 1943, making China the second largest power producer after the United States, surpassing Germany and the Soviet Union. However, the reason why China's power industry has been able to create such a miracle is not only the efforts of the vast number of cadres and workers in the industry and the great attention of the central government, but also thanks to many objective favorable factors.

First of all, only China has so many rare earth resources on Shijie that can be used to make a large number of rare earth permanent magnet materials needed to make tens of thousands of rare earth permanent magnet generators, and other countries do not have that resource if they want to, and even if they have that resource, it is not worth the loss (the key is that the United States, the only one with enough rare earth resources, is not short of electricity); Secondly. Because Hu Weidong started the research of rare earth permanent magnet materials in advance and has always insisted on investing heavily in them, coupled with Tesla, a geek, who came to China to help solve many problems in the development of megawatt permanent magnet generators, China has become the only country on Shijie that has mastered megawatt permanent magnet generators. It is also of immeasurable significance for China to lead the development of Shijie wind power in the post-war period (wind power can only use permanent magnet generators); Zuihou, because of the huge power consumption of the "911 Project", it is also crucial that China does not have to worry about overpower in building power plants like this

And, about the possibility of a surplus of electricity. Hu Weidong has also thought about it for a long time. In fact, the Ministry of Electric Power no longer approved the construction of thermal power stations, especially small and medium-sized thermal power stations, since 1943, and after 1945, the focus of China's power construction will be completely shifted to the hydropower company Xiangshang, so as to give full play to the advantages of China's hydropower resources and reduce environmental pollution. At the same time, it is also conducive to preventing floods and droughts that have caused the Chinese people to suffer since ancient times. Meantime. Moderately control the growth rate of power generation. It is also more conducive to the balanced development of all sectors of the national economy

In addition, vigorously developing the electrical appliance manufacturing industry and the aluminum-smelting industry, which consumes huge amounts of electricity, to increase China's demand for electricity in the future is also one of the solutions that Hu Weidong thought of to solve the future power surplus. Especially in the aluminium industry. On the one hand, it can consume excess electricity, and on the other hand, it can provide cheap aluminum wire for the power system, which can save a lot of precious copper, and at the same time lay the foundation for the future expansion of the aircraft manufacturing industry

In terms of the electrical industry, televisions, washing machines, refrigerators and other "high-end" goods can not be popularized nationwide for the time being, but cheap and practical electric kettles and rice cookers are easy to promote, and the production is also extremely easy, and they can be popularized in the country at least among urban residents within a few years, and their power consumption is actually not small at all, so it can greatly alleviate the crisis of domestic power surplus after a few years, and at the same time urban residents no longer burn coal (liquefied gas is not a small credit, Pipeline gas, on the other hand, was only promoted in Luoyang and other cities in the hinterland of China for the time being because of the wartime risks, as was the case with the construction of oil pipelines. It also greatly reduces environmental pollution

In addition to steel and electricity, for the current China, the most urgent need for development is the oil industry, although the degree of mechanization of the Chinese army is not high, but the air force and navy demand for fuel is still quite large, and the domestic economic construction is also inseparable from oil, so since the establishment of the new China, has always needed to import a large amount of oil from abroad, in peacetime this is not necessarily a bad thing, but in the context of the gradual climax of World War II, this situation is undoubtedly very dangerous.

Therefore, long before the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the Chinese government increased its investment in the oil industry, and because the exploration efforts have not been reduced, it is exploited to achieve twice the result with half the effort, so that China's oil production continued to maintain rapid growth in 1943, counting the coal-to-liquid and shale oil produced in small quantities as a reserve of jishu, the total amount of oil and its substitutes produced in China this year exceeded 9 million tons, which can already ensure self-sufficiency in emergencies, The Changqing Oilfield, with an annual output of more than 2 million tons, began to challenge the position of the leader of the Shengli Oilfield

The development of the refining industry is also rapid, not only the production capacity of oil refining has increased, with the increasing maturity of catalytic cracking, the quality and yield of high-quality fuel oil have also been significantly improved, although it has not caught up with the United States for the time being, but the further narrowing of the gap still makes the Chinese people see hope, and at the same time it also consolidates the second position of China's refining capacity.

In terms of petrochemical, in addition to the development of synthetic rubber because of the small demand, the plastic and chemical fiber industry has made great progress, and the increase is not only the output, the "plastic king" PTFE and polyester (indeed good) in Shijie took the lead in industrial production, marking that China has reached the leading position in petrochemical technology. But then again, it is entirely possible for the government to establish or even maintain an advantage in these emerging technologies, as long as the government pays enough attention to them

In addition, coal, machinery, fertilizer and many other traditional industrial and mining industries have also been further developed, even the shipbuilding industry, which needs the most accumulation, has also made amazing progress because of the large number of orders and jishu exchanges provided by the Japanese government, and it is with this foundation that the Chinese Navy, which tried to independently design and build aircraft carriers but failed miserably, has once again started a new attempt in Qingdao, the largest shipyard in China (to be continued......