China’s Renewable Energy Development is set to witness a significant boost with the introduction of the new renewable energy installation target for 2025. According to the National Energy Administration, the target includes an aim to install 76.75 million kilowatts of renewable energy capacity, representing a 21% increase compared to prior forecasts. This new target is expected to account for approximately 90% of the total new installations.
On April 28, during a press conference for the 2025 Second Quarter Renewable Energy Development Plan, the National Energy Administration emphasized the importance of continuing to advance the framework for renewable energy installations. The plan aims to ensure that renewable energy sources remain a primary focus in the ongoing development of energy resources. Among the new installations, 21.3 million kilowatts will come from hydroelectric power, 14.62 million kilowatts from wind energy, 59.71 million kilowatts from solar power, and 290,000 kilowatts from biomass energy.
By March 2025, it is projected that China’s renewable energy capacity will reach 1.966 billion kilowatts, marking a 24% increase and accounting for approximately 57.3% of the total energy generation capacity. This includes 438 million kilowatts from hydroelectric sources, 535 million kilowatts from wind energy, 946 million kilowatts from solar energy, and 46 million kilowatts from biomass sources. Wind and solar generation will account for 14.82 billion kilowatt-hours, surpassing the 14.5 billion kilowatt-hours of thermal power generation within the same timeframe.
As renewable energy generation continues to rise, it is anticipated that by 2025, China’s renewable energy generation capacity will reach 816 billion kilowatt-hours, representing an 18.7% increase and contributing about 35.9% to the national power supply. Within this, wind and solar energy generation combined will achieve 5.368 billion kilowatt-hours, a substantial 26.1% increase compared to previous figures, which is expected to meet 22.5% of social electricity consumption.
In line with these targets, by 2025, China’s wind energy capacity is projected to reach 1.462 million kilowatts, consisting of 1.364 million kilowatts from onshore wind and 98,000 kilowatts from offshore wind. By March 2025, the total wind energy capacity is expected to be around 5.35 billion kilowatts, reflecting a 17.2% increase, with onshore wind contributing 4.93 billion kilowatts and offshore wind 4.273 billion kilowatts.
In the first quarter of 2025, the country aims to install 5.971 million kilowatts of new capacity, with 2.341 million kilowatts being centralized and 3.631 million kilowatts distributed. By March 2025, the total capacity for wind energy is projected to reach 9.45 billion kilowatts, an increase of 43.4%, with centralized wind energy accounting for 5.34 billion kilowatts and distributed wind energy 4.11 billion kilowatts.
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