Jiangsu’s installed new energy capacity has exceeded 100 gigawatts (GW) for the first time, reaching 101 GW as of May 29, according to State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd.
Source: Xinhua Daily
Jiangsu’s installed new energy capacity has exceeded 100 gigawatts (GW) for the first time, reaching 101 GW as of May 29, according to State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd. New energy now accounts for 46% of the province’s total power generation capacity—nearly double the level at the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan—making Jiangsu the first province in the Yangtze River Delta to cross the 100-GW threshold.
The Yangtze River Delta is both a major energy consumer and a stronghold of energy innovation in China. As of the end of April, the region's total installed new energy capacity topped 232 GW, with Jiangsu alone contributing 43.42% of that figure. “Jiangsu is economically developed and densely populated, yet faces tight land constraints. Despite this, it has seen a rapid rise in new energy deployment—across both solar and wind, onshore and offshore,” said Gao Zhengping, Deputy Director of the Development Department at State Grid Jiangsu. “Installed new energy capacity now stands at 942 kilowatts per square kilometer, a remarkably high density.”
Solar and wind power form the backbone of Jiangsu’s new energy portfolio. Solar leads the way with 74.41 GW in capacity, of which distributed solar systems account for 53.36 GW. Wind power follows at 23.3 GW, including 11.83 GW from offshore wind—ranking second among all provinces and municipalities nationwide.
Compared to the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the province’s new energy capacity has grown by 1.91 times, with an average annual growth rate of over 27%, significantly above the national average. But high capacity alone isn’t enough—it must also be well-integrated. “We’ve developed a real-time monitoring system for distributed solar, enabling grid operators to better forecast generation and coordinate supply during peak demand periods,” said Bu Qiangsheng, Chief Technical Officer at the Jiangsu Electric Power Research Institute.
From January to April, Jiangsu generated over 50.82 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity from new energy sources. Thanks to continuous progress on both the supply and demand sides, the share of new energy in the province’s total electricity consumption has risen from under 5% in 2003 to more than 30% today.
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