China aims to expand its west-to-east power transmission network to more than 420 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, increasing the share of renewables to about 30 per cent of total electricity output as it pursues a greener transition and a more reliable power supply.
The targets were outlined in guidelines issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planner, together with the National Energy Administration.
In addition to strengthening long-distance transmission lines that move power from the resource-rich west to major demand centres in the east, the guidelines called for adding about 40 GW of interprovincial transfer capacity by 2030, aiming to “effectively improve the grid’s ability to optimise resource allocation”.
The west-to-east transmission project was estimated to reach a capacity of over 340 GW by the end of 2025, up 25 per cent from 270 GW at the end of the 13th five-year plan, according to Communist Party mouthpiece the People’s Daily, which reported the figures in October.
The new guidelines, released on Wednesday, came as Beijing steps up efforts to safeguard energy security amid expectations of rising demand fuelled by intensifying global competition in sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI) and hi-tech manufacturing.
Xi pledges to cut China’s climate emissions by up to 10%
Xi pledges to cut China’s climate emissions by up to 10%
On the renewable energy front, China aims to boost the grid’s capacity to accommodate 900 GW of distributed renewables by 2030, while supporting more than 40 million charging stations.
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