Chinese wind curtailment hit 15% in 2015 on 33GW of new capacity — NEA

Curtailment of wind power in China rose to a national average of 15% in 2015, as cumulative installed capacity hit roughly 129GW on 32.97GW of new annual installations, according to statistics from the National Energy Administration.

3 February 2016 8:34 GMT Updated 28 September 2016 9:11 GMT

By Brian Publicover in Tokyo

The NEA’s estimate of a record-high 32.97GW of new installations is slightly higher than Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) calculation of 29GW and the 30.5GW preliminary number released several weeks ago by the Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA), underscoring the different methodologies used to determine the nation’s annual capacity additions.

Wind power now accounts for 8.6% of China’s total energy mix, according to the NEA.

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