Seven wind power bases to be set up in China by
2020
BEIJING, Jun 29, 2009 -- Xinhua
China plans to build seven wind power bases with a minimum capacity of 10
gigawatts (gW) each by 2020, in a move to dramatically increase the use of
the clean energy.
The seven bases are Jiuquan in Gansu Province, Hami in Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region, Hebei Province, western Jilin Province, eastern Inner
Mongolia, western Inner Mongolia and Jiangsu Province, Shi Pengfei,
vice-president of Chinese Wind Energy Association, was quoted by Tuesday's
China Daily as saying.
Once completed in 2020, the seven bases will have combined capacity of
around 120 gW, when the country's total power capacity is projected to be
1,500 gW, Shi said.
Construction of these bases would require an investment of around 1 trillion
yuan, Shi said.
China's wind energy resources are mainly located in the northern regions and
the coastal areas. Construction of large-scale wind power bases in these
areas is in line with the healthy development of the industry, Shi said.
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