China's installed wind power generation capacity tops world for 15 consecutive years

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠China's installed generation capacity of wind power has consistently held the top position globally for an impressive 15-year streak, according to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council on Sunday.   This achievement highlights the country's commitment to rapid and stable growth in wind energy, with an average annual increase exceeding 100 million kilowatts.

So far, China's newly added grid-connected wind power generation capacity has exceeded 57.84 million kilowatts, and the cumulative wind power grid-connected capacity has reached 580 million kilowatts, accounting for 15.7 percent of the country's installed generation capacity, according to the latest data.   The wind power generation among large industrial enterprises, or those with annual revenue from their core business of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.81 million U.S. dollars), accounts for 10.1 percent of the country's total electricity consumption.   "By 2035, the share of non-fossil energy in China's total energy consumption is expected to reach over 30 percent, and the total installed generation capacity of wind power and solar power will be more than six times the levels of 2020, targeting over 3.6 billion kilowatts," said Qin Haiyan, secretary-general of Chinese Wind Energy Association.   China's wind turbine manufacturers are also intensifying their global expansion efforts. They have exported wind turbine units to 57 countries across six continents, with seven manufacturers either establishing factories overseas or advancing plans to do so.   "Here are the reasonable goals for China's wind power development: the new installed capacity will be at least 120 million kilowatts annually during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), to ensure that the cumulative installed generation capacity of wind power reaches 1.3 billion kilowatts by 2030 and five billion kilowatts by 2060, helping the energy sector to achieve carbon neutrality first," said Qin.

China's installed wind power generation capacity tops world for 15 consecutive years

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday presided over a State Council executive meeting that studied work on building a unified national market and reviewed and approved a plan for the development of a modern emergency response system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

Noting that building a unified national market is essential to advancing high-quality development, the meeting called for deepening institutional frameworks in areas such as property rights protection, market access, fair competition, social credit and market exit mechanisms.

The meeting also urged efforts to advance high-standard connectivity of market infrastructure to facilitate smooth economic circulation and effectively reduce logistics costs across society.

Emergency management is critical to protecting people's lives and property, the meeting said. It called for accelerating the development of a modern emergency response system, deepening reform and innovation in emergency management, and improving coordinated response mechanisms.

Efforts should be made to strengthen risk prevention at the source, enhance monitoring, forecasting and early warning, and accelerate a shift in governance toward proactive prevention, according to the meeting.

A draft revision of the Law on the People's Bank of China was also discussed and approved in principle at the meeting, which decided to submit the draft to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation.

Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting