On February 13, 2023, a reporter from Jiandao.com learned from a press conference held by the National Energy Administration that in 2022, China's major renewable energy projects will make significant progress, and the competitiveness of renewable energy will continue to increase. The installed capacity exceeded 120 million kilowatts, breaking through 100 million kilowatts for three consecutive years, setting a new record high, driving the installed capacity of renewable energy to exceed 1.2 billion kilowatts, and China's renewable energy continued to maintain its leading position in the world.

In 2022, the newly installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation in the country will reach 125 million kilowatts, and the newly installed capacity of renewable energy will reach 152 million kilowatts throughout the year, accounting for 76.2% of the country's newly installed power generation capacity. By the end of 2022, the installed capacity of renewable energy will reach 1.213 billion kilowatts, accounting for 47.3% of the total installed capacity of power generation in the country, an increase of 2.5 percentage points from 2021. In 2022, the power generation capacity of renewable energy will reach 2.7 trillion kWh, accounting for 31.6% of the electricity consumption of the whole society, an increase of 1.7 percentage points compared with 2021. The role of renewable energy in ensuring energy supply is becoming more and more obvious.

Significant progress has been made in major renewable energy projects. First, the construction of large-scale wind power photovoltaic bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and desert areas is progressing smoothly. The second is to actively promote the construction of hydropower. All 16 units of Baihetan Hydropower Station have been completed and put into operation. The 6 giant cascade hydropower stations on the main stream of the Yangtze River, Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges, and Gezhouba form the world's largest clean energy corridor. Third, the construction of pumped storage has been significantly accelerated. In 2022, there will be 48 newly approved pumped storage projects across the country, with an installed capacity of 68.9 million kilowatts, exceeding the total approved scale during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and 8.8 million kilowatts of newly put into operation throughout the year, a record high.

China's renewable energy continues to maintain its leading position in the world. The center of gravity of the global new energy industry has further shifted to China. Key components such as photovoltaic modules, wind turbines, and gearboxes produced in China account for 70% of the global market share. At the same time, the development of China's renewable energy has made positive contributions to global emission reduction. In 2022, China's renewable energy power generation is equivalent to reducing domestic carbon dioxide emissions by about 2.26 billion tons, and the exported wind power photovoltaic products will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by other countries by about 573 million tons. The total emission reduction is 2.83 billion tons, accounting for about 41% of the global carbon emission reduction converted from renewable energy in the same period. China has become an active participant and an important contributor to the global response to climate change. Editor / Zhao E