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China makes strides in energy development over 75 years


China has made remarkable strides in energy development over the past 75 years, quickening its green, low-carbon transformation and continuously improving its energy utilisation efficiency, a report from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday.

China Central Television (CCTV) cited the report, noting that in 2023, China’s total primary energy output reached 4.83 billion tonnes of standard coal. This represents a 202.6-fold increase since 1949, with an average annual growth rate of 7.4 percent.

The power production capacity has been continuously enhanced, with electricity generation rising from 4.3 billion kWh in 1949 to 9.5 trillion kWh in 2023, representing an average annual growth rate of 11 percent.

China’s share of clean power has increased, with hydropower, nuclear, wind and solar power generation and other clean power generation rising from 44.6 billion kWh in 1978 to 3.2 trillion kWh in 2023, at an average annual growth rate of 10 percent. The proportion of clean energy in the country’
s total power generation expanded from 17.4 percent to 33.7 percent during the period.

China’s energy consumption has seen steady growth over the past 75 years. In 1953, the country’s total energy consumption was just 50 million tonnes of standard coal. The figure rose to 5.72 billion tonnes of standard coal in 2023, representing an average annual growth rate of 6.9 percent.

Energy consumption per capita has also significantly improved. In 1953, China’s per capita energy consumption was only 93 kg of standard coal. In 2023, it reached 4,053 kg, an increase of 42.6 times compared to 1953, with an average annual growth rate of 5.5 percent.

Source: Emirates News Agency