In Asia, China ranked second globally in new capacity last year, adding some 6,300 MW to bring its total to over 12,200 MW.
The Chinese government has now surpassed its 2010 goal of 10,000 megawatts of installed wind power and a senior energy official said in April the country will have 100,000 MW in place by 2020.
Fang Junshi, head of the coal department of the National Energy Administration, told a conference in Beijing that China's annual wind power growth rate will be about 20 percent, enough to outpace fast-growing nuclear energy.
India added 1,800 in new wind, and now ranks fifth globally with capacity of 9,645 MW, Worldwatch said.
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China set 5 times target by 2020 for solar power
Saturday, 09 May 2009
Reuters quoted a researcher with the National Development and Reform Commission and the economic planning ministry said China is set to smash its target for a roll out of solar power by 2020 more than fivefold and possibly even tenfold.
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China’s Solar Hot Water Capacity Will Soon be Equivalent to 40 Nuclear Plants
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