China's State Grid now plugged into more than 50GW of wind

State Grid says wind power under its distribution has reached 50.26GW

China's largest grid operator confirms that the country has connected more than 50GW of wind power – but says big improvements to the network must be speeded up if ambitious future targets are to be met.

State Grid told reporters in Beijing this week that on-grid wind power capacity under its distribution had reached 50.26GW, representing an annual growth rate of 87% for the last six years.

However, it blamed regional concentration of wind resources and technical obstacles for inefficient use of wind power, according to a report of the press conference on State Grid’s website.

Shu Yinbiao, deputy manager at State Grid, said connections between regional networks and a national power grid were weak, and the lack of a unified national market stymied growth of the…

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