Speaking to reporters at the end of a closed-door session on energy security at the meeting, Mitsuo Matsumoto, director of natural resources and energy research at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said China's administrator of the national energy administration, Zhang Guobao, gave a presentation at the first session of the meeting, where member countries discussed about energy security.

China is currently operating 11 nuclear power plants and has plans for another 28 plants.

In 2020, China's nuclear share out of its primary energy mix will jump to 4% from the current 0.8%.

Zhang said China is trying to cut emissions of carbon dioxide by using renewable and nuclear energy. The country aims to reduce its share of fossil fuel down to 15% by 2020. The current share is not available. China has also scrapped deteriorated thermal power plants, to raise energy efficiency.

In addition, the country is working on raising its natural gas share in the primary energy mix to boost energy efficiency. Natural gas currently amounts to only 4% of China's primary energy mix.

Energy ministers meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Japan kicked off one-day talks Saturday to discuss ways to make progress on cooperation to enhance energy security and the move to low-carbon economies.

--Staff, newsdesk@platts.com