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Table 1-3. China’s Newly Added Installed Electricity Capacity 2018 and First Three Quarters of 2019
Newly Added
Total Installed
Installed Capacity
Capacity
(GW)
(GW)
2018
3Q 2019
3Q 2019
Thermal
41.19
28.47
1170.25
Hydro
8.54
2.80
308.58
Nuclear
8.84
4.09
48.74
Wind
21.00
13.08
197.83
Solar
44.73
15.99
137.89
Non-Fossil
83.11
35.96
693.04
Total
124.30
64.43
1863.29
Source: CEC, 2019a; CEC, 2019b.
Note: does not include biomass
During the first half of 2019, thermal power generation in China has grown more slowly, with
year-on-year growth compared to the first half of 2018 at only 0.2%. Non-fossil generation grew
at a much faster rate, with year-on-year growth of 29% for solar, 23% for nuclear, 12% for
hydro, and 11.5% for wind generation.
Policies aimed at reducing air pollution emissions, retiring inefficient capacity, and expanding
the use of more efficient ultra-super-critical units have led to a steady reduction in the amount
of coal consumed per unit of generation, from 356.4 gce/kWh in 2005 to a projected 312.8
gce/kWh in 2020 (Wu et al., 2019). Consequently, CO2 emissions per kWh generated have fallen
substantially along with emissions of SO2, NOx, and particulate matter (Table 1-4). With the
release of the new ultra-low emission standards for power plants (2015), emissions per kWh of
air pollutants in 2020 are expected to be below those of the U.S. (Wu et al., 2019).
Table 1-4. China Coal Plant Emissions Factors
2005
2010
CO2 (g/kWh)
986.9
851.7
SO2 (g/kg coal
15.9
4.9
NOx (g/kg coal)
6.2
5.3
PM2.5 (g/kg coal)
1.3
0.5
PM10 (g/kg coal)
2.4
0.8
2015
795.2
2.2
2.5
0.4
0.5
2020p
791.3
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.2
Source: Wu et al., 2019
Note: p = projected
China’s petroleum refining system is the second largest in the world after the U.S. and produces
nearly the entire range of petroleum products required in the country. Growth in refining has
been primarily driven by increased demand for transport fuels—gasoline, jet kerosene, and
diesel—and by demand for feedstock (including naphtha) in the petrochemical industry (Figure
1-26).
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