China is expected to add 15-20 gigawatts of wind-power generating capacity
annually during the next decade, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries
Association said Friday.
The country will likely have 40 GW of installed
wind power capacity by the end of this year, up 60% from 25 GW at end-2009, the
association said in a statement.
However, wind-power capacity only
accounts for less than 3% of the country's total power-generating capacity, and
around 2% of its total electricity output, it said.
The wind-power
sector still has much room for development, the association said. The China
National Energy Administration is now investigating quality problems with
domestically produced wind power equipment.
"Major accidents which have
happened are mainly caused by management problems in the process of manufacture,
installation, operation, and maintenance of wind-power units. Domestically made
wind-power units don't have major design flaws," the association said.
Li Junfeng, the deputy chairman of the association, called for more
investment from the central government and wind-power companies in the research
and development of wind-power technology, as well as in other renewable energy
sources.
The China National Energy Administration has asked the
association and China Electricity Council to draft technology standards for wind
power to be connected to the grid, in order to facilitate large-scale
development of wind power in China, Li said.