China: National Energy Strategy
Continued improvement in energy efficiency at the same rate as the past 20 years. Rapidly expand the use and supply of Natural Gas. Decrease the reliance on Coal to less then 60% of total energy use by 2020. Increase the use of clean coal technologies for power generation. Introduce coal liquefaction for transport fuels. Substantially increase reliance on hydropower. China aims to have 200 to 230GW of hydroelectricity by 2020. Install up to 40GW of nuclear power capacity by 2020. The NESP’s target for renewable energy is an additional 90 to 100GW of capacity by 2020, including 60 to 70GW of small scale hydropower, 20GW of wind power, 1GW of biomass-fired electricity, and small increases in solar, geothermal, ocean and tidal energy. Accelerated development and large scale deployment of combined heat and power (CHP, or cogeneration).
Date Implemented: 2005
Status: In Force; Framework Policy
References: http://www.iea.org/textbase/pm/?mode=weo&id=3300&action=detail