China is developing the first standard renewable energy system that will serve as a foundation for other countries. The Asian country is one of the world leaders in clean energy and plans to have half of its energy generated by renewable sources by 2025.

China is planning to draft the first international standard for the new renewable energy system (NEPS). Going contrary to the traditional system, which relies on the generation of energy through coal, the new system uses natural resources, such as wind, light, biomass and nuclear energy for its operations. It is the main method to promote the transformation of clean energy and low-carbon with a focus on achieving carbon neutrality.

China is a major leader in renewable energy

The announcement of China's leadership was carried out by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) during this year's International Standardization Forum, which took place in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, east China, on the 20th of this month. According to the entity, China has been one of the leaders for several years in installed capacity and power generation from renewable energy sources.

The country is also a world leader in industrial scale and market size for wind energy, lithium batteries. The international commission said it will include concepts generated by China in its strategic plan, including carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, renewable energy system and energy transformation.

In the next five years, the IEC should establish about one or two new technology committees and establish 10 to 20 international standards.

China to act only with renewable energy system until 2025

Renewable energy sources will represent more than half of the total installed energy capacity in China by the year 2025. Thus, in three years, energy from sources such as wind, solar, nuclear and hydroelectric will be responsible for 51% of the total electricity generation capacity in the Asian country, which will reach 3 billion kilowatts. This information comes from a study carried out by the Electricity Council of China, which predicts that the Asian country's total energy consumption this year will grow by up to 6%.

By 2025, electricity consumption per year across the country will reach 9,5 trillion kilowatt hours for an average expansion rate of 4,8%. As of the end of last year, China's installed renewable energy capacity was 1,11845 billion kilowatts, accounting for 47% of total capacity, 13,5 percentage points higher than the year 2020.

Coal-fired power plants up to ultra-low emission standards have a total capacity of approximately 1,03 billion kilowatts, representing 93% of the country's total coal-fired power generation capacity.

China's high quality clean energy plan

China's State Council in April released a plan to push forward the construction of a low-carbon, highly efficient and secure renewable energy system.

The country's goal is to reach the target of total installed wind and solar energy capacity of 1,2 billion kilowatts by the next decade. A circular developed by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration detailed the plan to promote high-quality new energy development. 

China has accelerated sustainable growth in recent years, generating great development in the new energy sector, with an installed capacity superior to other countries. Energy generated by wind and solar energy accounted for 11,7% of the country's total energy generation.