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Expert predicts China s coal consumption to peak in 2030

Freight News | November 3, 2009 | View Comments
  • China will see its highest level of coal consumption in 2030 and coal will contribute 40 percent to the national primary energy consumption mix by 2050, predicted Du Xiangwan, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

    Du also forecast that China’s installed capacity of nuclear power would
    reach 70 GW and generate 7 percent of the national power output by 2020.

    Hydraulic power, nuclear power, wind power and solar power will all take a greater share in the overall energy consumption.

    Source: China Mining

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