China's installed power capacity to exceed 3.6 billion kilowatts in 2025

Technicians check solar panels installed on a former coal mining site in Yuxian county, Shanxi province. (ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY)

China is expected to add over 200 million kilowatts of renewable energy capacity in 2025, with total power generation reaching about 10.6 trillion kilowatt-hours, according to the country's top energy authority.

Total installed power capacity will exceed 3.6 billion kilowatts this year, according to the 2025 energy work guidelines released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Thursday.

China is on track to establish a national unified power market, with non-fossil fuel power generation to account for around 60 percent of total installed capacity by the end of this year. The share of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption is expected to rise to approximately 20 percent by then, the guidelines said.

China's total energy production will continue to grow steadily. Coal production will remain stable with certain expansion, while crude oil output will be maintained above 200 million metric tons with plans to expand the country's oil and gas reserves to enhance energy security, it said.