China is to double its nuclear power capacity by 2020, the
general manager of China National Nuclear Corporation said in Rome
on Thursday.
Kang Rixin told the World Energy Congress in Rome that at
present China's nuclear power capacity accounts for 2 percent
of the total installed capacity of the country. By 2020, the
percentage will stand at 4 percent.
A bird's eye view of
Qinshan nuclear power plant in Haiyan, east China's Zhejiang
Province.
China's installed capacity of nuclear power will hit 40 million
kilowatts by 2020, he said.
Kang said China has 11 nuclear power generation units in
operation, 8 units are under construction and another 8 units are
in their preparation stage.
He said China will invest a total of 400 billion yuan in
building the 16 nuclear units, and "banks in China are active in
pouring the funds and there is no shortage of funds."
The general manager said China has already listed the nuclear
power industry as a priority, and the move is to reduce the CO2
emission to tackle climate change.
The five-day World Energy Congress is to end later on
Thursday
(Xinhua News Agency November 16, 2007)
