China
More coal for China’s power stations
More coal for China’s power stations
China's coal and electricity producers to use 56% more coal in 2013.
Construction continues at Taishan nuclear plant
Major facilities including a reactor vessel are installed.
China to limit annual electricity growth to 8%
Will also reduce the building of new coal-fired power plants.
China to consume more power in 2013
Government expects power use to increase by 9% despite high coal prices.
China posts new record in cleantech investments
But world investment in clean energy drop 11% in 2012.
Voith to modernize hydropower plants in China
Voith has won the contract to revamp the San Men Xia hydropower plant.
China to join IRENA
World’s largest energy producer is a latecomer to the agency.
China approves gas development plan in South China Sea
Joint project with Canada is one of China’s largest in recent years.
China expanding dominance in Iraqi oil industry
Chinese firms already produce over half Iraq’s total daily oil output.
Huaneng remains world's second largest power producer
China Huaneng Group, the country's leading power provider, remained the world's second largest producer in terms of installed capacity at the end of last year.
China increases clean energy generation by 28.5%
China generated 1.07 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity from clean energy resources in 2012.
China's semi-desert region to host 50MW solar plant
Trina Solar has obtained approval to develop a 50MW grid-connected solar project in Wuwei, Gansu.
China increases power consumption by 5.5% in 2012
China's power consumption in 2012 expanded at a much slower pace than a year earlier.
High growth for renewable energy in China
Strong demand for electricity to drive renewable energy surge.
China connecting more wind farms to grid
The number of China's idled wind farms are being cut down.
Off-grid PV systems to supply power to Tibet
Yingli Energy and Longyuan (Tibet) will provide 22,209 off-grid PV systems to Tibetan families.
Cheaper coal sparking interest in new projects
Amid high oil and gas prices and falling coal costs, Chinese companies are revisiting the idea of transforming
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