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Power demand to grow slower in 2011, renewable energy gets boost
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January 28, 2011, Friday
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China's power consumption is set to grow at a slower pace this year as the government steps up efforts to cool the economy and pursue greener growth, the energy bureau said today.
Electricity demand may grow 9 percent to 4.5 trillion kilowatt hours this year, after rising 14.6 percent in 2010, the National Energy Administration said. China will add 80 gigawatts of power plants this year, bringing the total installed capacity to 1,040GW.
Demand and supply will generally be in a balance, it said.
Some local governments rationed power supply to energy-intensive industries in the second half of 2010 in a bid to meet efficiency targets. Demand in these sectors could rebound this year but the degree will be curbed, the NEA said.
While coal remains the main source for power generation in China, non-fossil fuels are playing an increasingly important role.
China plans to start building 20GW of hydropower projects this year, nearly one tenth of total installed hydro capacity at the end last year, the NEA said. Installed nuclear capacity will rise to 11.74GW by the year-end from 10.82GW in 2010 as a new reactor at the Ling'ao nuclear power plant in Guangdong Province starts operation.
Also, China, which has the world's largest wind power capacity of 41.8GW at the end of 2010, plans to install 14GW more this year and add 500 megawatts of solar power, it said.
China has targeted an 8 percent economic growth this year. The economy expanded 10.3 percent in 2010, the fastest in three years.
Electricity demand may grow 9 percent to 4.5 trillion kilowatt hours this year, after rising 14.6 percent in 2010, the National Energy Administration said. China will add 80 gigawatts of power plants this year, bringing the total installed capacity to 1,040GW.
Demand and supply will generally be in a balance, it said.
Some local governments rationed power supply to energy-intensive industries in the second half of 2010 in a bid to meet efficiency targets. Demand in these sectors could rebound this year but the degree will be curbed, the NEA said.
While coal remains the main source for power generation in China, non-fossil fuels are playing an increasingly important role.
China plans to start building 20GW of hydropower projects this year, nearly one tenth of total installed hydro capacity at the end last year, the NEA said. Installed nuclear capacity will rise to 11.74GW by the year-end from 10.82GW in 2010 as a new reactor at the Ling'ao nuclear power plant in Guangdong Province starts operation.
Also, China, which has the world's largest wind power capacity of 41.8GW at the end of 2010, plans to install 14GW more this year and add 500 megawatts of solar power, it said.
China has targeted an 8 percent economic growth this year. The economy expanded 10.3 percent in 2010, the fastest in three years.
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