China has raised the target for share of renewable power in the country's total power consumption for 2020, according to a statement jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration dated May 18.
The proportion of renewables in China's power consumption this year would reach 28.2%, up from 27.9% a year ago.
Share of non-hydro renewables (mainly wind and solar power) of China's power consumption is targeted at 10.8% in 2020, up from 10.1% in 2019.
The NDRC said 10 provinces and regions have been ordered to generate at least 30% of power from renewable sources, while nine provinces and regions should target more than 15% of power generation from non-hydro sources. Tibet is exempt from the targets as it already uses renewable sources to generate most of its power.
China has been making efforts to push ahead with clean energy development, yet coal is still prominent in China's power generation mix. January-April thermal power output was 1,575.8 TWh, the National Bureau of Statistics said last month. This accounted for around 74% of total power output of 2,138.8 TWh during the same period.
(Writing by Jessie Jia Editing by Harry Huo)
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