Media in the U.S.: China's energy construction speed is unparalleled
The U.S. Bloomberg website published an article titled "China Gains Competitive Advantage Through a Surge in Energy Construction" on the 28th.
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The article said that China's energy construction speed is unmatched. Over the past four years, the additional power generation capacity added by China has exceeded the total of the entire U.S. power system. This large-scale investment in energy infrastructure has helped China reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and provide stable power supply for high-energy technologies such as artificial intelligence data centers, thus gaining a significant advantage in global technology competition.
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The article cited data released by China's National Energy Administration, stating that in 2025, the newly added power generation capacity of various technologies in China reached 54.3 gigawatts (GW). This figure is 12% higher than the total capacity of all power plants in India as of the end of 2024. Since the end of 2021, the newly added power generation capacity in China has already exceeded the total of the entire U.S. power system.
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The article believes that China has adopted a comprehensive strategy for various energy sources. Data shows that last year, solar energy accounted for half of the new capacity, while wind farms and coal and natural gas power projects also set record highs. Although the growth of nuclear and hydro power is relatively smaller, they are expected to play a more important role in the future.
The article also mentioned that compared with this, the U.S. has had a slow pace of new capacity addition since electricity demand seemed to stabilize several decades ago. Now, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the U.S. is struggling to meet the power demand of high-energy industries such as data centers, leading to a very tight power market. The article quoted industry insiders saying: "The U.S. may face bottlenecks, while China seems to have no bottlenecks at all."
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Source: CGTN Global Information
Translation: Yang Qiong
Review: Zhang Han
Supervision: Cai Yaoyuan
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855652407844875/
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