StateofGreenChinaChina,theworld’slargestenergyconsumer,isundergoingasignificantenergytransition.Thoughthecountryhashistoricallydependedonfossilfuels,modernChinaisshiftingtowardrenewables.By2050,itwillmorethanquintupleitsrenewableenergyinstallations,withbothofelectricityproduction.IfChinaadherestoitsenergytransformationplan,itwillestablishanewsetofrulesfortheglobalreductionofCO2emissions.Thisinitiativewillleadthe“renewableenergyrevolution,”making.solarandwindexpectedtoeachcontribute38%ChinaabigplayerinaddressingtheglobalclimatecrisisTableofContents01TheenergysectorinChina03ThelargestPVplantsinChina02ThesolarsectorinChina04Lookingtothefuture38%ofelectricityproductionwillcomefromsolarandanother38%fromwindby2050,asthecountryplanstomorethanquintupleitsrenewableenergyinstallations.TheenergysectorinChinaWhileChinastillreliesheavilyoncoaltoproduceelectricity(coalaccountedfor),thecountrywantstoachieveenergyindependencebyinvestinginrenewables.Assuch,China’senergysectorhasundergoneseveraltransformationssincetheearly2000sanddoubleddownonitseffortsinthelastfewyears.Solarcapacitydoubled,windpowerjumpedby66%,andenergystoragenearlyquadrupled.HydropowerisChina’slargestrenewableenergysource,generatingofelectricityin2023(justover13%ofChina’stotalelectricityproduction).However,.Thegoalistoexpandhydropowercapacitywhileaddressingthechallengesposedbyclimatevariability,particularlyinthewater-richsouthernregions.Balancinghydroexpansionwithreliablewaterresourcemanagementwillbeimportantforsustainablegrowthinthissector.60%ofallelectricityproductionin2023In2022,Chinainstalledasmuchsolarastherestoftheworldand,in2023,experiencedunprecedentedgrowthacrosstheentirerenewablessector.1,245.17TWhdroughtconcernshavelimitedhydro’sgrowth1,245.17TWhofelectricitywasgeneratedbyhydropowerin2023,makingitChina’slargestrenewableenergysource.WindisanotherkeypillarofChina’srenewableenergysuccess.,accountingfor9.4%oftheirtotalelectricityproductionlastyear.Thankstothiscontinuedgrowthandinvestment,Chinaisexpectedtoleadtheglobalwindmarketby2050.Windpowergenerated885.87TWhofelectricityin2023andisnowthecountry’sthirdlargestelectricitysourceaftercoalandhydroThesolarsectorinChinaChina’ssolarsectorhasalsoexperiencedimpressivegrowth.Adecadeago,solaraccountedforlessthan1%ofthecountry’spowergeneration.Today,itaccountsfor5%.Come2050,solarenergycouldberesponsibleforwelloverathirdofChina’spowerproduction.Heavyinvestmentinsolarinstallationshasbeeninstrumentalinachievingthisquickgrowth.In2012,Chinahadasolar.By2017,ithit125GW.powercapacityofjust4.2GWNow,itexceeds—andrepresentsover.600GW58%ofglobalsolarcapacityThisgrowthshowsnosignsofslowing,withcapacityexpectedtodoubleto.1TWby2026SuchrapidexpansionputsChinawellaheadofothernations—theUShavinginstalledofsolarcapacity.161GWLastyear,China’ssolarcapacityexpandedenormously,with216GWofnewinstallationsadded.Thisrepresentsaincreasefrom2022andmatchesthetotalglobalsolarPVinstallationsforthatyear.55.2%By2050,solar,asignificantincreasefromitscurrent5%contribution.PVwillprovide38%ofthecountry’selectricityThisriseisdrivenbythecontinually,ongoinggovernmentsupportthroughpoliciesandincentives,andChina’scommitmenttoreachingpeakemissionsbefore2030andcarbonneutralityby2060.decreasingcostofsolartechnologyStorageintegrationwithsolarwillalso.By2050,overathirdofsolarcapacitywillincludestorage,...