Power production in China 2011-2022, by source

China generated approximately 418 terawatt hours of electricity using nuclear power in 2021. Although thermal energy sources such as coal remain the largest contributor to China's energy mix, the use of non-fossil sources notably increased in the past few years.Renewable energy in ChinaIn the last two decades, China has raised the capacity and hence the generation volume of electricity from all sources in order to meet ever-growing energy demand. Most of this growth came from thermal sources, nevertheless, renewable energy consumption in China has increased more than tenfold since the early 2000s. For 2022, the China Electricity Council expects non-fossil sources to account for half of total installed capacity for the first time. This may be evidenced by the significant growth rate of renewable capacity.China's role in the global renewable energy industryIn 2021, China's government announced that it was striving towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. Already China has become one of the leading players in the renewable energy arena, housing multiple major manufacturers. In fact, China accounts for nearly 75 percent of solar PV module production worldwide.

2021年，中国利用核能生产了约418太瓦时的电力。尽管如煤炭等热能资源仍是中国能源结构中最大的贡献者，但在过去几年中，非化石能源的使用显著增加。在过去二十年间，为了满足日益增长的能源需求，中国在所有能源来源的电力产能和发电量方面均有所提升。尽管这一增长主要来自热能资源，但自2000年代初以来，中国可再生能源的消费量已增长超过十倍。对于2022年，中国电力协会预计非化石能源将首次占总装机容量的半数。这一转变或许可以从可再生能源产能的显著增长速度中窥见一斑。在全球可再生能源产业中，中国扮演着举足轻重的角色。2021年，中国政府宣布力争于2060年实现碳中和。事实上，中国已成为可再生能源领域的领军者之一，拥有多家主要制造商。实际上，中国在全球太阳能光伏板生产中占据了近75%的市场份额。