China to hit 60GW on-grid wind power by year-end, says official

China's grid-connected wind power capacity is expected to pass 60GW by the end of the year, remaining the world’s largest market, but the industry is facing challenges in accessing the grid, admits a senior government official.

China’s wind farms will generate more than 100 billion Kwh of energy by the end of 2012, becoming the third main source of power in the country, Liu Qi, vice director of the National Energy Administration told the China Windpower conference in Beijing last week.

Wind power continues to have “a huge growth potential and room for market expansion”, added Liu, thanks to strong government support for clean energy, underlined by China’s Communist Party leadership in its annual report last week.

However there is a need to address the phenomenon of ‘abandoning wind’…

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