In generating electricity, Zhejiang makes full use of energy resources including hydraulic, thermal, wind, tidal and nuclear powers. Large thermal power plants have been built in Beilun, Zhenhai, Taizhou, Wenzhou, and Changxing, in addition to a number of large and medium-sized hydraulic power plants at the Xin'an River, Fuchun River, Wuxi River and Jinshui Beach.

The power industry in the province has developed into a new stage featured by "large generating units, large power plants, large-scale electric-networks, super high voltage and high-degree of automation". The generators with a capacity of 6,000 kilowatts add up to an installed generating capacity of 16.44 million kilowatts.

The Qinshan Nuclear Power Station is the first of its kind designed and constructed independently by the Chinese. Its first-phase construction has completed with a generating set of 300,000-kilowatt capacity installed and operating in the power grid.

The Jiangxia Tidal Power Plant in Wenling of Taizhou has an installed capacity of 3,200 kilowatts, taking the third place in scale in the world. The Tianhuangping Pumped-water Storage Power Station has an installed capacity of 1.8 million kilowatts, being the second in scale in the world. Besides, large-scale projects including the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant and Tankeng Hydraulic Power Station are under preparation.

The coastline fit for building ports in the province runs 240 kilometers. A group of ports has taken shape with Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan, Zhapu and Haimen as the major ones. Among them, the Beilun Harbor has container wharves of the fourth and fifth generations and 14 berths for ships with a capacity ranging from 25,000 to 200,000 tons. The harbor is accessible by ships with a capacity of 200,000 tons.

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