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CGN plugs in Yangjiang-5 reactor to Chinese grid
CGN plugs in Yangjiang-5 reactor to Chinese grid
It is the first Chinese unit that features domestically-developed control system.
China grants priority access to new grid capacity to renewable energy firms
This is in line with its goal to ease burden on these firms.
China National Nuclear Corporation starts loading fuel at Sanmen-1 nuclear reactor
It will be commissioned later this year.
Chinese PV capacity additions ballooned 22% in 1Q18
9.6GW of solar was installed.
China's National Energy Administration to launch first spot electricity trading market
It will be launched in eight regions.
China Huadian eyes closing down 14 coal-fueled plants
Overall power generation of the facilities is around 1.86 TWh annually.
China's solar PV installations to drop by 10GW in 2018
But it will still grab almost half of the global demand this year.
CTG to build 1GW offshore wind park in Tianjin for $2.9b
The first phase is estimated to cost $825m.
China's power generation jumped 11% in January to February
Thermal power jumped 9.8%.
China eyes firing up 5 new nuclear reactors this year
It forecasts a 6GWe boost in nuclear installed capacity.
China's wasted wind power drops to 41.9b kwh in 2017
This was an impressive 7.8b kwh plunge versus 2016.
China gives approval for merger between two state-owned nuclear firms
A US$100b nuclear giant will be formed if this pushes through.
Southeast Asia predicted to be more emissions intensive
This is despite wanting to achieve 23% renewables in the energy mix by 2025.
China's total energy consumption grew by 2.9% in 2017
Its installed power generation capacity grew by 137 GW to over 1,800 GW.
China dominates clean energy investment at $132.6b
The 24% surge in investments smashed previous records.
China could beat Japan as the largest natural gas importer in 2018
It has surpassed Korea as the second importer in 2017, and is on its way to pulling Japan down.
China's Tianwan-3 nuclear reactor completes power startup
The 990MWe was plugged onto the grid.
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