China officially restarts nuclear power installed capacity next year or fourth in the world
Source: Daily Economic News Network Date: 2015-03-04
On March 3, the reporter learned from a number of nuclear power authorities that on February 17, this year, Units 5 and 6 of Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station were officially approved for construction at the meeting of the General Office of the State Council. This marks the official restart of the national nuclear power. This is the second phase of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Project in December 2012. After more than two years, the Chinese government re-approved the construction of a new nuclear power project. A person close to the National Development and Reform Commission predicted to reporters that following Units 5 and 6 of Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant, Fujian Fuqing Units 5 and 6 will also be approved for construction in the near future. According to the progress, there will be 6 to 8 units in one year. The unit started.
According to the February 2015 Issue of China Power Industry Monthly Report released by Beijing UnionPay, China ’s nuclear power industry experienced some profound changes and major events in 2014. China ’s nuclear power installation is expected to surpass South Korea in 2016 to rank fourth in the world.
The above report predicts that in 2015 and 2016, China will have 14 generating units in operation. By 2016, the total installed nuclear power capacity will exceed 34 million kilowatts, and the power generation will exceed wind power, becoming the third after thermal power and hydropower. Large power sources; in the global nuclear power installation ranking table, China will also exceed South Korea (20.7 million kilowatts) and Russia (23 million kilowatts) to become the world's fourth; before 2020, it will exceed Japan and become the world's third.
In 2014, China's high-level officials frequently released high attention to nuclear power, and issued a series of instructions emphasizing the safe development of nuclear power and improving independent innovation capabilities. The landing of "Hualong No.1" in Fuqing, Fujian and Fangchenggang, Guangxi broke the situation where the AP1000 ruled the world, and it was of great historical significance.
As of December 2014, with the successive commissioning of 5 nuclear power units, China has commissioned a total of 22 nuclear power units with a total installed capacity of 20 million kilowatts and a power generation capacity of 128 billion kilowatt hours, accounting for 2% of the country's total installed capacity.
China's nuclear power generation accounts for only 2.1% of the total power supply. It is estimated that in the next 10 years, China's annual nuclear power construction investment scale will exceed 70 billion yuan. At present, China has 46 nuclear power units in operation and under construction, with a total installed capacity of nearly 50 million kilowatts.