Jiangsu has achieved a remarkable milestone as its new energy installed capacity has surpassed that of coal power for the first time in history. This significant development brings the total number of Chinese provinces where new energy installations have exceeded coal power to 11.
Jiangsu has achieved a remarkable milestone as its new energy installed capacity has surpassed that of coal power for the first time in history. This significant development brings the total number of Chinese provinces where new energy installations have exceeded coal power to 11.
According to the report from the State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Company as of November 14, Jiangsu's new energy generation capacity has reached approximately 82.52 million kilowatts, accounting for around 42% of the total installed capacity and emerging as the dominant power source in the province.
Jiangsu's electricity generation mix includes coal power, wind and solar energy, gas, and nuclear power. By the end of October, the total installed generating capacity in Jiangsu exceeded 197 million kilowatts, with a year-on-year growth rate of 13%. Coal power constituted 41% of the total, while within the new energy sector, wind accounted for 12%, solar for 28%, and biomass for 2%, summing up to 42% in total.
Despite being densely populated and having limited land resources, Jiangsu has traditionally held a prominent position in terms of coal power installations at the national level. Since June last year, when national renewable energy installations first overtook coal-fired ones, the efforts to green the electricity production supply have been intensifying, leading to a rapid expansion of new energy installations in Jiangsu.
Since 2020, Jiangsu's new energy installation scale has continuously broken through key milestones, escalating from over 40 million to nearly reaching over 80 million kilowatts within just a six-month period from July to December this year.
According to industry reports by March 2024, eight out of China's thirty-one provinces are projected to have their renewable installations surpass thermal power as the primary source. These include Qinghai (79%), Gansu (61%), Hebei (59%), Ningxia (53%), Tibet (50%), Xinjiang (47%), Guangxi (44%), and Hainan (44%).
In Shandong Province alone, by late October, the cumulative installed capacities for renewable energies had reached approximately 106.43 million kilowatts, which historically surpassed that of coal and now represents 46.9% of the total, making it the leading power source. Meanwhile, coal accounts for 46.88%, energy storage is at 2.63%, natural gas is 0.57%, and other sources make up 3.02%.
During Inner Mongolia's press conference on "Deepening Energy Sector Reforms" on November 12, it was disclosed that the current renewable energy installations in Inner Mongolia have reached 110 million kilowatts, and it is anticipated to exceed 130 million kilowatts by the end of the year, achieving the set targets one year ahead of the initial plans.