Wind Energy – China
China’s central government has approved Shanghai’s plan to build 29 GW of offshore wind generation capacity, part of the city’s strategy to build more energy infrastructure and diversify the electricity mix.
Reports said the plan was devised by the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, to have offshore wind generate as much as 100 TWh of renewable power each year.
Chinese media on July 22 reported that the plan was publicly unveiled at a recent meeting of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Reports said the initiative would promote ‘the transformation of energy structure and Shanghai’s implementation of dual-carbon strategy’, which officials said focuses on transforming Shanghai’s energy mix structure to achieve carbon neutrality.
