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China increased generation annually from 2000 to 2020
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 by China has steadily increased its electricity generation over the past 20 years, reaching 7600 TWh in 2020 from 1280 TWh in 2000, according to US Energy Information...

Siemens Energy to power China’s Greater Bay Area
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Siemens Energy has recently entered into separate agreements with Guangdong Energy Group and Shenzhen Energy Group to deliver a total of four H-class combined cycle power units to...

GE awarded 2 GW order for Guangdong
Tuesday, March 08, 2022 by GE Gas Power and Harbin Electric have received an order from Chinese state-owned power utility Shenzhen energy Group for power generation equipment for its Guangming combined cycle...

China pledges to end funding for coal fired power stations abroad
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 by China’s president Xi Jinping made the announcement, that China will not build new coal-fire projects abroad, in his address on 22 September at the United Nations General Assembly....

IRENA and SGCC to partner on grid transformation
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 by The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Grid Corporation of China on grid and energy transformation in China and...

Wärtsilä and Huaneng Jiangsu sign co-operation agreement
Tuesday, February 02, 2021 by Wärtsilä and Huaneng Jiangsu, the provincial subsidiary of China Huaneng Group, one of China’s largest state-owned power generation companies, have signed a Strategic...

Saft launches new energy storage hub
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 by Saft has opened a new manufacturing hub for energy storage solutions in Zhuhai, China. The new plant will enable Saft to provide an integrated approach to energy storage worldwide....

China aims at carbon neutrality before 2060
Monday, October 05, 2020 by China’s president Xi Jinping used his speech on 22 September, at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, to set out China’s position on...

ABB partners with China’s state grid
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 by ABB’s Power Grids business has won several major orders to supply advanced HVDC converter transformers and high-voltage equipment for three 800 kV ultrahigh-voltage direct current...

Covid-19: power demand is recovering in China
Wednesday, April 01, 2020 by A report from IHS Markit suggests that China, which has experienced an unprecedented power demand drop, is now showing signs of recovery.

Map of renewable curtailment and coal asset risk in China
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 by Bloomberg New Energy Finance is predicting that China’s power system will face serious challenges in the next few years caused by overcapacity, and has created a predictive tool,...

Chinese government backs fuel cell development
Monday, December 05, 2016 by Air quality concerns and environmental commitments are leading China to take an expanding role in the development of fuel cell technology.

40 die in China power plant disaster
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 by It has been confirmed that at least 40 people have died after a platform at a power plant construction site in east China collapsed.

SGS acquires 75% stake in Shenzhen Firstrank
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 by SGS has announced the acquisition of a 75 % stake in Shenzhen Firstrank Industrial Development Co. Ltd which is based in Shenzhen, China.

Giant coal mine 'encroaching on source of Yellow River'
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 by Greenpeace has reported the existence of a giant coal mine that it says is illegally encroaching on a nature reserve at the source of the 5464 km Yellow River and is endangering...

Enel signs MOU in China
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 by Enel is aiming to take advantage of growth opportunities in China's smart grid and renewable energy sectors through a new agreement with State Grid Corporation.

ABB to invest $300 million in China expansion
Wednesday, April 09, 2014 by ABB has announced that it will invest $300 million over the next five years in a new development and production hub in the city of Xiamen for power products and low voltage...

China's new clean air plan will curb coal imports
Friday, September 13, 2013 by The Chinese government's new plan to improve air quality in the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong regions will significantly slow down growth in China's coal consumption.

China's coal plant plans could stretch water resources
Sunday, September 01, 2013 by China could further stress its water resources if it goes ahead with plans to build new coal fired power plants in parts of the country where water resources are already under pressure.