A World Bank report said that China is still on track to meet its 2020 goal of obtaining 15% of its energy needs from non-fossil fuels, the Wall Street Journal reported. However, the bank also noted that the country needs to increase its efforts in hydropower and reduce inefficiencies in its wind power industry. China’s government is planning massive investment in the hydropower sector as part of its next five-year plan, which could raise the industry’s share to 18% of the country’s energy production from 10% today. China’s wind power industry is targeted to increase from 34GW today to 200GW in 2020, but is plagued by grid connectivity issues and rampant inefficiencies. The report said that unless these inefficiencies are addressed the costs could become prohibitive.
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