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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Since China announced its goal of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060 five years ago, the country has built the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy grid.
At the same time, China is actively developing international cooperation to implement green energy projects, supporting the free movement of green technologies and products, and providing all possible assistance to developing countries, thereby making a recognized contribution to promoting green transformation and the low-carbon transition of the global economy.
Li Sheng, director of the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI), told the Zhongguo Qingnianbao (China Youth) newspaper that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China has formed the largest and most complete industrial chain in the new energy sector (NES), giving strong impetus to the transformation of global energy and global sustainable development.
UNPRECEDENTED RATES OF DEVELOPMENT
"During the 14th Five-Year Plan, China's energy sector achieved breakthroughs and historic achievements. The share of renewable energy power plants in the country's total installed capacity increased from 40 percent to approximately 60 percent, and the annual growth of installed wind and solar power capacity consistently exceeded the thresholds of 100 million, 200 million, and 300 million kW. Such growth rates and dynamics are unprecedented," noted Wang Hongzhi, head of the National Energy Administration of the People's Republic of China, adding that China, having created the largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, has become a key promoter of global energy transformation.
According to Wang Hongzhi, during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the share of non-fossil fuels in China's overall energy consumption increased by 1 percentage point annually, and at this rate, it could exceed the 20 percent target set under the 14th Five-Year Plan, while the share of coal decreased by 1 percentage point annually. This "one increase and one decrease" trend has significantly improved the green development of the national economy.
Wang Hongzhi reported that China generated over 10 trillion kWh of electricity in 2024, accounting for a third of the world's total, and its total energy production was equivalent to approximately 5 billion tons of standard fuel, accounting for one-fifth of the global total. Currently, for every 3 kWh of electricity consumed in the country, approximately 1 kWh of green electricity is generated.
Zhang Xing, deputy director of the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration of China, recently said at a press conference that as of the end of September 2025, the total installed capacity of renewable energy in China reached 2.198 billion kW, an increase of 27.2 percent year-on-year, accounting for about 59.1 percent of the total installed power generation capacity in the country.
By the end of September this year, China's cumulative installed hydropower capacity reached 443 million kW, the total grid-connected capacity of the wind power sector reached 582 million kW (537 million kW onshore wind power and 44.61 million kW offshore wind power), and the cumulative installed capacity of solar power plants exceeded 1.13 billion kW.
In the first three quarters of 2025, installed renewable energy capacity in the country increased by 310 million kW, a 47.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year and accounting for approximately 84.4 percent of the increase in installed power plant capacity. Specifically, installed hydroelectric capacity increased by 7.16 million kW, wind power plants by 61.09 million kW, solar power plants by 240 million kW, and biomass power plants by 1.05 million kW.
Zhang Xing reported that in the first three quarters of this year, electricity generation from renewable sources in China reached 2.89 trillion kWh, an increase of 15.5 percent year-on-year, accounting for approximately 40 percent of the country's total electricity generation. In particular, combined wind and solar power generation reached 1.73 trillion kWh, an increase of 28.3 percent year-on-year.
China has become a leader and a major base for scientific and technological innovation in the energy sector, noted Wang Hongzhi, reporting that over the past 10 years, China has taken a leading position globally in the development of new energy technologies and equipment. The country has commissioned a number of major projects in areas such as hydropower and nuclear energy, and has also made significant efforts to comprehensively implement artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the energy sector and expand the application scenarios for AI technologies in green energy.
According to statistics, during the 14th Five-Year Plan, China accounted for over 40 percent of all global patents in the field of advanced energy sources, and the country continually set new world records for such indicators as solar photovoltaic energy conversion efficiency and the capacity of a single offshore wind turbine. China also ranks first globally in terms of advanced energy storage capacity.
GRAND GOALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
At the UN Climate Change Conference held in September 2025, China announced that by 2035, the share of non-fossil energy sources in the country's energy consumption will be more than 30 percent, and the total installed capacity of wind and solar power plants will increase more than sixfold compared to 2020, to 3,600 GW.
The new target is not only a strategic continuation of China's domestic carbon neutrality and carbon peaking process, but also a manifestation of China's commitment to its global climate governance promises.
In its proposals for the 15th Five-Year Program for National Economic and Social Development, the CPC Central Committee noted the need to accelerate the development of a new type of energy system in the next five years, continuously increase the share of new energy sources in energy supply, promote a planned transition from fossil fuels to alternatives based on ensuring safety and reliability, adhere to the principle of parallel development of wind, solar, hydroelectric and nuclear power, coordinate electricity consumption at the sites of its generation and supply to other regions, promote high-quality development of environmentally friendly energy resources, intensify the environmentally friendly and efficient use of fossil fuels, advance the process of reconstruction and modernization of coal-fired power plants and the replacement of unprocessed coal, increase the level of electrification of end-users of energy, and promote green and low-carbon transformation of energy consumption.
Li Sheng believes that China has the industrial base, technological advantages, and market scale to achieve new goals. China has already built the world's largest clean energy system, and its complete industrial chain, advanced technologies, and continuous innovation capabilities will provide a reliable guarantee for future development, he noted.
A IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF GLOBAL ENERGY
China is the main driver of the rapid and large-scale development of renewable energy globally, as well as a leader in the global renewable energy system. It is in this context that China is promoting the creation of a global clean energy partnership and striving to transition global clean energy development from a singular breakthrough to a multilateral win-win.
"Over the past ten years, China has been a key participant and reliable partner in the global energy transformation. We have strengthened solidarity and cooperation with the global energy industry, actively engaged in international exchanges and collaboration in developing energy development plans and policies, and collaborated with over 100 countries and regions on green energy projects," noted Wang Hongzhi.
Wang Hongzhi believes that energy development is linked to the future and destiny of human society, and promoting energy transformation is a common challenge faced by countries around the world. "We welcome all countries to join the Global Clean Energy Partnership, reach consensus on green and low-carbon energy transitions, and properly resolve differences through multilateral consultations, contacts, and exchanges to make global energy governance more equitable and effective," he emphasized.
A significant result of technological innovation is the ongoing reduction in costs. Li Sheng noted that technologies and equipment supplied under such umbrella brands as "Created in China," "Made in China," and "Built in China" have significantly contributed to a reduction in global wind and solar power generation costs by approximately 60 and 80 percent, respectively, over the past 10 years. "Overall, China's technological innovations are continuously driving profound changes in global renewable energy technologies, not only accelerating the development of new-generation manufacturing capabilities in China's energy sector but also expanding the global supply of new energy products," he noted.
In recent years, Chinese enterprises have been actively involved in the construction of clean energy projects in a number of countries and have deepened cooperation in wind, solar, hydropower and energy storage to inject new impetus into global green development.
The China Power Construction Corporation is participating in an offshore wind project in Vietnam. The first three phases of this project have been commissioned, reducing Vietnam's carbon dioxide emissions by 26,200 tons per year.
A Chinese company is building a clean energy base in northern Laos. Construction of a photovoltaic power plant as part of this project began in late 2024.
In October 2025, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for a solar power plant and energy storage system project. The project is expected to be operational in 2027.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Director-General Francesco La Camera said China is actively pursuing its solemn commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, laying a strong foundation for a revolutionary transformation of renewable energy and energy systems. "This revolution will transform both China's energy system and the global energy market," he noted.
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