China Boosts Wind Power Output 41%, Edges Closer to 2015 Target
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China, the world’s biggest wind power market, posted a 41 percent surge in the production of electricity from wind in 2012, bringing the nation a step closer to meet its goal in three years.
The country generated 100.8 billion kilowatt-hours of wind power last year, compared with 71.5 billion kilowatt-hours in 2011, the National Energy Administration said today in a statement on its website. Total grid-connected installed capacity increased 31 percent to 62.7 gigawatts from 47.9 gigawatts in 2011.