Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Beijing plans to build a 70 megawatt solar power plant and a 50 megawatt biomass power plant as part of the city’s focus on expanding the use of alternative energy, the capital’s Development and Reform Commission said today.

The government will also develop wind power, nuclear power and geothermal power, according to a statement by the commission issued before a news briefing.

“We aren’t going to build a nuclear power plant,” Fei Xiang, division chief for high-technology industries at the commission told reporters. “We will provide technology services to the nuclear power industry, taking advantage of the presence of big nuclear power producers in Beijing.”

The number of electric buses on the city’s roads will also be increased and by 2011 the capital will have 3,000 vehicles powered by electricity in the public services sector, he said.

The government is also considering a policy to subsidize the purchase of electric cars, Zhu Xiaolong, an official with the city’s automotive industry development department, told the briefing.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ying Wang in Beijing at ywang30@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: November 19, 2009 23:42 EST