China is set to build six to eight nuclear power plants annually for the next five years and operate 110 plants by 2030, a plan authorities believe would meet the urgent need for clean energy, the media reported on Friday. <\/p>\n
China will invest 500 billion yuan ($78 billion) on domestically-developed nuclear power plants, the China Daily reported. <\/p>\n
Zhou Dadi, vice director of the China Energy Research Society, on Thursday said that China is capable of building and managing a large number of nuclear power plants. <\/p>\n
“After decades of development, China boasts advanced technology and valuable experience to build more nuclear power plants,” he added. <\/p>\n
According to analysts, the country plans to increase its electricity generation capacity to 58 gigawatts by 2020, three times the 2014 level. <\/p>\n
More than 110 nuclear power plants will be put into operation by the end of 2030, exceeding the number of plants in the US. <\/p>\n
The urgent need for clean energy to meet increasing power demand and reduce carbon dioxide emissions has led to the renewed development of nuclear projects, a nuclear safety expert said. <\/p>\n
Zhou added that China generates only about two percent of its total electricity from nuclear power plants while the average global proportion is 14 percent, adding that China is in a great position to develop its nuclear projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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