- China has set itself a target to install 160 GW new solar PV and wind energy capacity in 2023
- It will aim for the proportion of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption to increase to 18.3%
- Government will increase the share of non-fossil electricity in the country’s installed power generation capacity to 51.9%
The National Energy Administration (NEA) in China has announced the country will target to install 160 GW of new solar PV and wind energy capacity in 2023, increasing the installations for these 2 power generation sources by 28% from 125.04 GW in 2022.
Last year, China reported 37.63 GW new wind power and 87.41 GW solar power capacity deployments (see China Exited 2022 With 87 GW+ New PV Capacity).
In a guidance released by the NEA for energy work in 2023, the government agency calls 2023 as a key year for the implementation of the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) under which it targets to expand the capacity of low-carbon energy technologies.
In 2023, the proportion of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption is guided to be increased to 18.3%, while that of wind power and PV power generation to reach 15.3% of total electricity consumption in the country.
Overall, the share of non-fossil electricity in the country’s installed power generation capacity will need to be increased to 51.9%.
It wants development and construction of wind and solar PV power generation projects to be ‘vigorously’ promoted, both large scale and distributed, with focus on facilities planned for the desert regions. Research and development of wind and PV technologies will be accelerated too.
Installations for solar PV energy seem to be on track as the NEA counts 20.37 GW of new capacity to have been installed during 2M/2023, double of 10.86 GW reported for 2M/2022 (see China Installed Over 20 GW New Solar In First 2 Months Of 2023). Recently, the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) said that in 2023 China is expected to install between 95 GW to 120 GW new PV capacity.
