China’s State Council has approved three new nuclear power plant projects, each comprising two units, to be developed in the provinces of Fujian (southern China) and Liaoning (north-eastern China). The two new nuclear power units in Ningde, Fujian, as well as the two in Shidao Bay, Fujian, will employ the Chinese designed reactor Hualong One. The two new nuclear units in Xudapu, Liaoning province, will have a rated power of 1,291 MW. The total investment for each nuclear unit is estimated at around CNY20bn (US$2.8bn).
This decision marks the first approval of new nuclear reactors in China for 2023. In 2022, China’s State Council granted approvals for five nuclear projects, or 10 new reactors, approving six units in April and four in September.
At the end of 2021, China’s nuclear capacity reached 53.3 GW and its nuclear power generation reached 408 TWh. According to preliminary estimates, 2.3 GW of new nuclear capacity was added in 2022, raising China’s nuclear capacity to over 55 GW. China targets 200 GW of nuclear capacity by 2035. China currently over 31 GW of nuclear capacity under construction and 175 GW under development.
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