China has 24 nuclear power units under construction, with a combined capacity of 26.81 GW, ranking first in the world, according to a blue book issued by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) on April 26.
There are 54 units operating in China's mainland, totaling 56.82 GW, sitting in third place among other countries.
By the end of 2022, China's combined installed nuclear power capacity accounted for 2.2% of China's total.
Power generation from these units stood at 417.78 TWh in 2022, up 2.5% year on year and representing 4.7% of China's total and ranking second in the world. That was equivalent to reducing nearly 120 million tonnes of standard coal and cutting carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 310 million tonnes.
By 2035, China's nuclear power generation is expected to account for about 10% of the total generation, reaching the global average level, said Yang Changli, chairman of China General Nuclear Power Corp.
By 2026, China's installed nuclear power capacity to hit 400 GW, with generation contributing around 18% of China's total, which is close to the current average level of developed countries in the world, Yang said.
(Writing by Emma Yang Editing by Harry Huo)
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