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  • China to boost offshore wind power

    2011-06-22 16:52

    China will increase its offshore wind power installed capacity to 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2015 and 30GW by 2020, the National Energy Administration said Wednesday.

  • Power plant losses continue to add up

    2011-06-22 13:50

    China is still facing the challenge of power shortages as summer approaches, despite the central government's efforts to control coal prices and ensure electricity generation, an industry insider said.

  • China says urbanization drive will be low-carbon

    2011-06-22 13:20

    China will push for the use of clean power and energy-saving technologies in its massive urbanization drive across the country over the next five years, a senior energy official said Tuesday.

  • Power plants will double output of Three Gorges Dam

    2011-06-21 17:00

    The China Three Gorges Corporation says four planned hydroelectric power stations being built on the Jinsha River will be capable of producing twice as much power as the Three Gorges Dam, which is currently the world's largest-capacity hydroelectric power plant.

  • Gas officials still optimistic

    2011-06-21 09:25

    Despite China and Russia's failure last week to finalize a deal on pipeline gas supplies, officials and experts on both sides remain optimistic.

  • Wind turbine makers in China captivated

    2011-06-20 15:47

    The country's leading wind turbine makers are vying with each other to push forward big-capacity wind turbines in a bid to win a slice of China's offshore wind power development.

  • Power shortage hits offices, malls in Shanghai

    2011-06-20 13:30

    Shopping malls and office buildings in Shanghai are being urged to close on extremely hot days this summer to save power for residents' use in the midst of a shortage of supply, according to a recent notice issued by the Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company.

  • New hydropower station begins operation in Tibet

    2011-06-18 17:48

    A new hydropower station became operational Friday in southwest Tibet Autonomous Region, as a first step to build a clean energy base in the plateau region.

  • China sets down rules on oil spill compensation

    2011-06-18 16:36

    China's Supreme People's Court (SPP) has issued a set of judicial explanations specifying compensation responsibilities in cases of vessels' oil spill.

  • Hu meets Putin to resolve gas supply dispute

    2011-06-18 14:08

    President Hu Jintao met Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday, seeking an agreement in a price dispute over Russian gas supplies.

  • China's May electricity use up 10.8%

    2011-06-14 17:10

    China's electric power consumption in May rose 10.8 percent year on year to reach 386.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh).

  • US equips new solar plants with China-made panels

    2011-06-14 15:53

    Four new community solar plants with panels manufactured in China have gone into service to cope with summer peak demand, major US electricity supplier Southern California Edison (SCE) announced Monday.

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