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energy research and development (R&D), funding for projects in remote
areas, access to preferred inance rates, and tax beneits for approved
projects.
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In September 2007, the National Development and Reform Commission
(NDRC)—China's central economic planning body—released its Medium
and Long-Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy in China. Overall,
the plan established targets for alternative energy of 10% of TPE by 2010
(up from 7.5% in 2005) and 15% of TPE by 2020. To facilitate this, the tar-
gets outlined in Table 6.1 were established. In 2007, the government's alter-
native energy strategy further congealed with the announcement of plans
to install 40,000 MW of nuclear power capacity by 2020.
By 2009, installed hydropower capacity (197,000 MW) had already sur-
passed the 2010 target, while installed wind power capacity (20,000 MW)
amounted to quadruple the 2010 target. Although solar PV was slower to
develop, 200 MW was achieved by 2009.
19
In aggregate, actual contributions
from alternative energy sources amounted to 9.1% of TPE consumption in
2009, just shy of the 2010 target.
20
On March 5, 2011, the government released its Twelfth Five-Year Plan of
National Economic and Social Development (2011-2015). According to the
plan, energy consumption per unit of GDP declined by 19.06% between 2006
and 2010, falling just short of the 20% target laid out in the eleventh ive-year
plan. he plan outlined 2015 targets to further reduce energy consumption
per unit of GDP by 16% from 2010 levels, increase the proportion of nonfossil
fuels in TPE to 11.4%, and reduce CO
2
emissions per unit of GDP by 17% from
2010 levels (See Table 6.2).
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It also earmarked, as strategic energy priorities,
further development of new-generation nuclear energy, photovoltaic and
photo-thermal power generation, wind power technology, intelligent power
grids, and biomass energy.
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Table 6.1
2007 MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN CHINA
2005
2010
2020
Hydropower (MW)
117,000
190,000
300,000
Biomass (MW)
2000
5500
30,000
Wind power (MW)
1260
5000
30,000
Solar PV (MW)
70
300
1,800
Source of data
: China NDRC (2007).
