Solar, Wind, Hydro and Nuclear energy in China
China ended 2015 with about 120 GW of wind power, 43 GW of solar, and 320 GW of hydro power.
In 2014, China’s wind power generation capacity reached 114.6 GW, and generated 153.4 TWh of electricity. 20 GW of wind would generate about 27 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity each year. 15 GW of solar would generate about 15 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity each year. As of October 2015, China plans to install 150 GW of solar power by 2020.
At mid-2015 there were 25 nuclear generating units in commercial operation in China, with total installed capacity at 23.6 GW. China added 6 more nuclear reactors in the latter half of 2015 with 6.1 GW (45-50 TWh) of power. China’s 2015 nuclear reactors operating for a full year should generate about 210-240 TWh.
China become the world’s largest electricity consumer, passing the United States in 2011. In 2014, it generated 5583TWh, 25% more electricity than the US.
China’s electricity consumption reached 465.8 terawatt hours (TWh) in Nov of 2015, up 0.6% compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released by the National Energy Administration.
In the first eleven months of this year, the country consumed…READ MORE