China 13th Electricity Development Five Year Plan (2016-2020)
On 7th of November 2016 the National Energy Administration (NEA) released China’s 13th Electricity Development Five Year Plan for 2016-2020. The Electricity Development FYP outlines the main development direction for China’s electricity sector and includes technology-specific targets, goals for grid expansion, as well as projections for electricity demand growth.
China renewable energy targets evolutions under the 12th FYP and final 13th FYP targets:
GW | 12th FYP 2011-15, targets by 2015 | 13th FYP 2016-20, targets by 2020 |
Hydropower | 290 GW | 380 GW (including 40 GW of PSP) |
Onshore wind | 100 GW | 205 GW |
Offshore wind | 5 GW | 5 GW |
Solar PV | 34 GW | 110 GW (including more than 60 GW of distributed solar energy systems) |
CSP/STE | 1 GW | 5 GW |
Bioenergy | 13 GW | 15 GW |
Geothermal | 0.1 GW | 530 MW |
Note: Unless otherwise mentioned, hydropower targets include both conventional and PSP capacity.
Non-fossil fuel cumulative electricity capacity to reach around 770 GW by 2020.
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