China Renewable Energy

China issues guidelines for industrial green microgrids expansion

China issues guidelines for industrial green microgrids expansion

Renewable power projects at industrial sites must ensure that 60% of their electricity is consumed locally.

Global wind installations to reach 934.6 GW by 2030

China's major manufacturers are increasingly concentrating global market share leadership.

China's green electricity hits one-third of total consumption

Wind and solar capacity grew 28% annually, driving China's energy transition acceleration.

How China aims to fuel energy cooperation with Russia

Beijing eyes focusing on renewable energy and power trade.

Domestic cooling spurs Chinese energy firms to expand global footprint

Meanwhile, authorities are coordinating self-regulation pacts with producers to avoid a race to the bottom on prices.

Global electricity demand up by 369 TWh in H1

China accounted for 54% of the increase.

China’s coal-to-hydrogen shift stalled by costs, infrastructure gaps

Green hydrogen demands huge renewable power and expensive storage.

China eyes 3.6 TW of wind and solar power by 2035

This was amongst Beijing’s new strategies to reduce its carbon emissions.

Solar fuels China's power surge

Meanwhile, coal power and gas power also rise amidst the hot weather.

China’s wind and solar power generation up 27% in H1

The East Asian superpower is the biggest renewable energy investor in the world.

How much utility-scale solar and wind capacity is China working on?

This year alone, projects under development were up 57%.

China’s Batang hydropower station starts operation for second unit

The facility has a total of three 250,000-kilowatt generating units.

China leads new hydropower capacity in 2024

Other Asian countries in the list were Bhutan and Pakistan

Closed coal mines could expand global solar by 15%

Over 300 surface coal mines have been idled in the past five years.

China approves 11.29 GW of coal power in Q1 2025

The new wave of coal projects risks Beijing’s energy transition goals.