China is expected to have between 150 gigawatts and 230 GW installed capacity of wind power by 2020, according to a research report jointly released by the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace.
If the figure reaches the end of the higher, the huge capacity is equivalent to reducing 410 million tons of carbon dioxide emission or 150 million tons of coal consumption.
By the end of last year, China ranked the second in wind power output with wind power capacity of 25.8 GW following the U.S. that had 35.06 GW in total capacity, but it is expected to become the largest wind power generator by the year end, sources reported.
China added 13.8 GW of installed wind power facilities in 2009, an amount surging 124.3% year on year.
Li Junfeng, secretary general of the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, said that the rapid growth was principally due to strong market demand and the central government’s effective incentive policies.
