The
government
officially
announced
targets
yesterday
for
renewable
energy
generating
capacity
under
the
current
five-year
plan.
It
had
already
increased
the
solar
target
from
5GW
to
10GW
by
2015
earlier
this
year.
The
further
50%
increase
in
the
target
was
revealed
to
the
Chinese
media
by
the
National
Energy
Administration.
It
also
set
a
wind-power
capacity
target
of
100GW,
in
line
with
previously
announced
plans,
with
5GW
of
that
amount
to
be
installed
offshore.
The
increase
in
the
solar
target
may
have
been
driven
by
the
surge
in
solar
power
installations
after
China
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