An increase in renewable energy output in China is forecasted

摘要

According to China's 13th Five Year Plan (2016 - 2020) on energy, there will be an increase in offshore oil and gas exploration and the output targets for renewable energy resources, especially wind and solar power, will be raised according to a senior official in Chinas National Energy Administration (NEA). Apparently, there will be an increase in offshore oil and gas exploration in the Bohai Sea, the East China Sea and the northern sector of the South China Sea, which has recently been added to the energy plan, said the Deputy Head of the NEAs planning department, He Yongjian at a recent energy forum. The recently released plan for energy shows that China will be focusing upon raising the country's energy output, improving its energy supply structure and accelerating the development of renewable.