NEA’s
number,
released
after
the
agency’s
annual
conference,
is
ambitious,
given
that
many
analysts
were
predicting
around
16-17GW
of
new
capacity
for
this
year
and
equipment
makers
had
generally
forecast
even
less.
NEA
itself
followed
up
on
its
target
with
news
this
week
that
the
sector
had
only
added
15.4GW
of
new
capacity
during
2012,
down
4%
on
the
previous
year.
Some
in
the
industry
say
figures
from
the
China
Wind
Energy
Association
(CWEA)
are
more
reliable.
The
industry
body
gathers
data
from
suppliers
and
cross-checks
with
customers.
It
may
release
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