Slower growth in power use
By Richard Fu |
January 29, 2011, Saturday
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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 National Energy Administration yesterday estimated the country's electricity use may grow 9 percent to 4.5 trillion kilowatt-hours this year, moderating from a 14.6 percent gain in 2010.
China will add 80 gigawatts of power generating plants this year, bringing total installed capacity to 1,040GW, according the administration.
Some local governments rationed power supply to energy-intensive industries in the second half of 2010 to meet energy-efficiency targets.
Overall growth in consumption in these industries will be curbed as the government initiates measures to slow its economy, conserve energy and cut pollution, the administration said.
China's economy expanded a blistering 10.3 percent in 2010, and the central government has targeted an 8 percent increase this year.
Overall supply will meet demand although shortages can occur at peak periods in certain areas, Wang Siqiang, NEA's vice director, said at a briefing. He added the supply of coal, which fuels more than 70 percent of China's power plants, may exceed demand this year thanks to higher domestic output, better transport infrastructure and rising imports.
China intends to start construction on 20GW of hydropower projects this year, nearly 10 percent of the total installed hydropower capacity at the end of 2010, according to the NEA.
Installed nuclear power capacity will rise to 11.74GW by the end of this year from 10.82GW last year as a new reactor at the Ling'ao nuclear power plant in Guangdong Province will start operation.
China, which has the world's largest wind power capacity of 41.8GW at the end of 2010, plans to install an additional 14GW of wind power capacity and to add 500 megawatts of solar power capacity this year, it said.
The National Energy Administration yesterday estimated the country's electricity use may grow 9 percent to 4.5 trillion kilowatt-hours this year, moderating from a 14.6 percent gain in 2010.
China will add 80 gigawatts of power generating plants this year, bringing total installed capacity to 1,040GW, according the administration.
Some local governments rationed power supply to energy-intensive industries in the second half of 2010 to meet energy-efficiency targets.
Overall growth in consumption in these industries will be curbed as the government initiates measures to slow its economy, conserve energy and cut pollution, the administration said.
China's economy expanded a blistering 10.3 percent in 2010, and the central government has targeted an 8 percent increase this year.
Overall supply will meet demand although shortages can occur at peak periods in certain areas, Wang Siqiang, NEA's vice director, said at a briefing. He added the supply of coal, which fuels more than 70 percent of China's power plants, may exceed demand this year thanks to higher domestic output, better transport infrastructure and rising imports.
China intends to start construction on 20GW of hydropower projects this year, nearly 10 percent of the total installed hydropower capacity at the end of 2010, according to the NEA.
Installed nuclear power capacity will rise to 11.74GW by the end of this year from 10.82GW last year as a new reactor at the Ling'ao nuclear power plant in Guangdong Province will start operation.
China, which has the world's largest wind power capacity of 41.8GW at the end of 2010, plans to install an additional 14GW of wind power capacity and to add 500 megawatts of solar power capacity this year, it said.
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