China Energy Group, China General Nuclear Power, China Huaneng Group and State Power Investment have been granted approval by Jiangsu province to build 24 offshore wind power projects. The projects will be located in the South China Sea off China’s east coast, according to a statement from the companies. In 2018, the region had more than 8.6 GW of generating capacity from 56 wind farms, while China plans to generate 100 GW by 2020 from seven plants in Gansu, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jilin and Xinjiang.
China Energy Group, China General Nuclear Power, China Huaneng Group and State Power Investment have been granted approval by Jiangsu province to build 24 offshore wind power projects. The CNY122.29bn ($18.05bn) schemes have a total capacity of 6.7 GW and are part of Jiangsu's Three Gorges on Sea scheme to construct 10 GW-level offshore wind power plants. In 2018, the region had more than 8.6 GW of generating capacity from 56 wind farms, while China plans to generate 100 GW by 2020 from seven plants in Gansu, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jilin and Xinjiang.