Workers check the Tarim No. 1 deep drill in Xinjiang March 30, 2009. The gas industry has been a key part in Xinjiang's economy. [Xinhua]

Wind turbines operate at a wind farm at Buerjin County in Xinjiang September 19,2009.China plans to build seven wind power bases with a minimum capacity of 10 gig watts (gW) each by 2020, in a move to dramatically increase usage of clean energy.[Xinhua]

Wind turbines operate at a wind farm at Buerjin County in Xinjiang September 19, 2009. [Xinhua]

White Paper on Development and Progress in Xinjiang:

Industry has become an important factor propelling the local economy. In 2008, the industrial sector reported a 52.3% contribution to local economic growth, and industrial added value totaled 179.07 billion yuan, 274 times more than that of 1952, 16.6 times above 1978, and 3.98 times more than figures in 2000. The use of information technology in major industries and sectors has been strengthened, while the total amount of major pollutants discharged has been basically controlled, and energy-saving and emission-reduction efforts have yielded good results.