In 2021, China invested approximately 495 billion yuan in electric power grid construction projects. This compared to 553 billion yuan invested in power supply infrastructure projects. These figures only include investments that went towards projects that had been completed during the respective year. In the period of consideration, annual investments fluctuated.
Investments in completed electric power construction projects in China from 2010 to 2021, by sector (in billion yuan)
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CEC. (January 20, 2022). Investments in completed electric power construction projects in China from 2010 to 2021, by sector (in billion yuan) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/302305/china-full-investment-in-power-construction/
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CEC. "Investments in Completed Electric Power Construction Projects in China from 2010 to 2021, by Sector (in Billion Yuan)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302305/china-full-investment-in-power-construction/
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Investments in completed electric power construction projects in China from 2010 to 2021, by sector (in billion yuan) [Graph], CEC, January 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/302305/china-full-investment-in-power-construction/