"Renewable Energy Development "15th Five-Year Plan": By 2030, the total consumption of renewable energy will reach around 1.8 billion tons of standard coal."

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23/07/2026
According to the Finance APP of China, recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration issued a notice on the "15th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development". It mentions that by 2030, the total consumption of renewable energy will reach around 1.8 billion tons of standard coal. The electricity generation target is as follows: by 2030, the total installed capacity of renewable energy will reach about 3.5 billion kilowatts, with an annual electricity generation of about 6 trillion kilowatt hours; the total installed capacity of wind power and solar power will exceed 2.8 billion kilowatts, with a share of over 50%, and an annual electricity generation of over 4 trillion kilowatt hours, accounting for 30% of the total electricity generation. The non-electric utilization target is as follows: by 2030, the total non-electric utilization of renewable energy will increase by 1.5 times compared to 2025, equivalent to about 150 million tons of standard coal.