The Chinese municipality of Shanghai has revealed plans to install about 29 GW of offshore wind capacity as part of a broader series of initiatives to align Shanghai to China’s national climate objectives. The announcement includes the development of coal-fired power plants to provide a stable energy supply until long-term energy storage technologies become viable. Also, within the plans of the local government is the transmission of electricity from the Kubuqi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region (northern China) to Shanghai, which is expected to deliver over 40 TWh/year, with at least half coming from clean energy sources.
According to China’s “14th Five-Year Plan”, the country intends to get 20% of its total energy consumption from non-fossil fuels in 2025 (11% in 2023). China has installed on average 7.8 GW/year of offshore wind capacity since 2020, including 17.4 GW in 2021. China became the country with the largest offshore wind capacity in 2021 (37.3 GW in 2023), surpassing the United Kingdom. China has also the world's largest coal fleet, amounting to 1,253 GW at end-2023 or 43% of the country's capacity mix.
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