Power generation in China 2011-2020, by source
In 2020, approximately 467 terawatt hours of electricity had been generated using wind power.
Renewable energy in China
In the last two decades, China has been raising the capacity, and hence the generation volume, of electricity from all sources of energy in order to meet the growing energy demand. Although most of the growth still came from thermal power which was the dominating source of energy in China for a long time, Chinese consumption of renewable energy has increased to over 140 times the consumption rate of the early 2000s. It was forecasted by the China Renewable Energy Centre that hydropower and wind power would account for around six and 26 percent of electricity generation by 2050, respectively.
The role of China in global renewable energy
Deciding to ride with the global sustainable development tide, China has attempted to transform itself into one of the leading players in the renewable energy arena. Mainland China and Taiwan together accounted for 70 percent of the global solar photovoltaic module production worldwide. Furthermore, China has become a keen investor in clean energy, having invested over 83 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, exceeding the sum of the second and third biggest players, namely United States and Japan.
Renewable energy in China
In the last two decades, China has been raising the capacity, and hence the generation volume, of electricity from all sources of energy in order to meet the growing energy demand. Although most of the growth still came from thermal power which was the dominating source of energy in China for a long time, Chinese consumption of renewable energy has increased to over 140 times the consumption rate of the early 2000s. It was forecasted by the China Renewable Energy Centre that hydropower and wind power would account for around six and 26 percent of electricity generation by 2050, respectively.
The role of China in global renewable energy
Deciding to ride with the global sustainable development tide, China has attempted to transform itself into one of the leading players in the renewable energy arena. Mainland China and Taiwan together accounted for 70 percent of the global solar photovoltaic module production worldwide. Furthermore, China has become a keen investor in clean energy, having invested over 83 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, exceeding the sum of the second and third biggest players, namely United States and Japan.
