星期四, 24 7 月, 2025
Home PV News Africa China's uranium deposits sufficient for nuclear power development by 2020

China's uranium deposits sufficient for nuclear power development by 2020

China has enough uranium reserves to develop its nuclear power industry by 2020, said Wang Zhongtang, a senior official with the State Environment Protection Administration.


    A recent survey on 4.3 million square km of the country's territory indicated the annual exploitations of uranium will be able to meet demand in the years up to 2020, he said.


    But the official admitted global market is necessary for the long-term development of China's nuclear power industry.


    The country is talking with South Africa and Australia about related cooperation and developing new ways to improve the efficiency of uranium usage, said the official.


    China's State Council has adopted a strategy to ensure that the nation's total installed capacity of nuclear power reaches 40 million kilowatts by 2020, accounting for 4 percent of the country's total electric power.


    China began developing its nuclear power industry in the late 1980s to help ease an energy bottleneck.


    At the end of 2006, China's installed capacity of nuclear power reached 6.85 million kilowatts, accounting for only 1.1 percent of the country's total installed power capacity.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

- Advertisment -

Most Popular

Tesla is set to build its biggest energy storage facility in China

Tesla, China Kangfu International Leasing, and the Shanghai Municipal Government signed a cooperation agreement to build an energy storage power station, which will become...

Sungrow launches next-gen hybrid residential energy storage system

China renewable energy solutions company Sungrow Power has revealed its newest hybrid next generation residential energy storage system (ESS), with its the latest in...

Desay Battery Unveils Proactive-Safety-Focused Energy Storage Technologies

On July 23, Desay Battery, a leading global provider of comprehensive energy storage solutions, held its mass production launch event in Changsha, China. The...

India will add 8,500 MWh of storage within the next two years

India Central Electricity Authority Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad said on Wednesday that 3,300 MW of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects are in the pipeline...