China's installed wind power capacity has quadrupled for four consecutive years, moving China from fourth place in world rankings in 2008 to third in 2009, attendees learned at the State Grid Wind power Development Forum recently held in Changchun.
By the end of 2009, there were 423 wind power plants in China with aggregate capacity of 22.7 million kilowatts. According to the National Wind Power Development Plan, China's installed wind power capacity is expected to reach 150 million kilowatts by 2020.
By the end of 2009, China's wind-powered electricity amounted to about 51.6 billion kilowatt-hours.
According to standard consumption of coal for power generation, which is 350 grams per kilowatt-hour, China can save 18.06 million tonnes of coal for power generation, reduce emission of carbon dioxide by 55.6 million tonnes and decrease Sulfur dioxide emissions of 280,000 tonnes.
