The new annual targets — along with a pledge by NEA director Nur Bekri to stop approving the construction of new coal mines by 2019 — are part of the government’s plans to contain carbon emissions and make renewables account for roughly 20% of the national energy mix within the next 15 years.
The NEA — an entity under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) — expects the country’s cumulative wind capacity to reach 120GW by the end of this year, with total nationwide solar installations set to hit 43GW.
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