(Oilnews.com, Oct 27, 2006) Wu Guihui, Deputy Director-General, Energy Bureau, National Development and Reform Commission, said that China would focus on the development of renewable energies like water, wind, biomass and solar energy, and that renewable energy consumption was expected to account for 10 per cent of total by 2010.

China plans to build dozens of 100,000-kv. wind power plants in eastern coastal areas, Northwest, North, and Northeast China. By 2010, China¡¯s total installed capacity of wind power is expected to reach 5m kv., and the figure will reach 30m by 2020. According to China¡¯s plan, the country¡¯s solar energy supply capacity will reach 300,000 kv. by 2010, and 1.8m kv. by 2020.

Besides, Mr. Wu added that China¡¯s biomass power generation would reach 5.5m kWh by 2010, marsh gas output 19b cubic meters, solid fuel 1m tons, non-grain liquid fuel 1.2m tons, and the figures would hit 30m, 44b, 50m and 20m, respectively, by 2020.
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Drawn from Chinese language press