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Here's how China will leverage energy in its Belt & Road initiative
Here's how China will leverage energy in its Belt & Road initiative
Power projects comprise over 40% of those in the pipeline.
China's nuclear capacity predicted to hit 92GW by 2026
It is already "self-sufficient" in terms of reactor design.
Huaneng's gross power generation in China slipped 2.1% to 313.6m MWh
Average plant utilisation also dropped 5.4%.
China's gas generation to hit 620TWh in the next 10 years
Renewables and gas will offset the cut in coal-fired power.
Coal-fired power's share in Chinese mix to plunge to 52% in 2026
Down from the previous estimate of 67%.
Huaneng Power's net profit down 37.6% to US$272m
No thanks to lower generation in China amidst oversupply.
Chinese utilities acquired assets worth US$12b in 2016
These are all just from cross-border transactions.
China Longyuan's net profit up 19% to US$491m
It missed analysts' expectations, no thanks to wind tariff cut.
China's natural gas production predicted to jump 4%
Thanks to tighter environmental laws.
Here's what to expect from China's reform paper for the gas sector
There will be less government intervention.
Additional installed storage capacity in China surged 25% to 18.9MW
10 projects came online in 4Q16.
Stagnation looms over China's coal-fired power generation
Growth is predicted to be a measly 0.5% over the next 10 years.
China to finish building five nuclear reactors in 2017
It will also start constructing eight more.
China to be the second largest LNG importer in Asia by 2018
Step aside, South Korea.
Coal's share in China's power mix will drop from 67.4% to 53.8% in 2026
Over 50GW of coal-fired capacity will be stopped.
China to dominate global green bond growth
Demand for green bonds continue to outstrip supply.
This chart shows wind utilisation hours in Chinese provinces
These areas did not hit the minimum guaranteed hours.
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