Data from the National Energy Administration shows that by the end of 2025, China’s total installed renewable energy capacity reached 2.34 billion kilowatts. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), China built the world’s largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, with the share of renewable energy in total installed power capacity rising from 40% to around 60%.

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that “energy security bears on the overall economic and social development” and that “we must seize the momentum and strive for greater progress to drive high-quality development of China’s new energy sector.”

In 2025, three milestones highlighted unprecedented growth speed and scale:

Behind these achievements lies a continuously optimized energy supply structure. During the 14th Five-Year Plan, China’s new energy industry achieved leapfrog development. Large-scale wind and solar bases in the “Sand, Gobi and Desert” regions became new growth drivers, adding over 130 million kW of capacity. Together with ultra-high-voltage (UHV) transmission projects, they enable green power to be delivered across vast distances. Currently, green power accounts for nearly 40% of China’s total social electricity consumption—nearly 4 out of every 10 kilowatt-hours used are green power.

This progress also reflects a greener energy consumption landscape. China actively promotes “green vehicles and green power,” building the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Pilot vehicle-to-grid (V2G) programs in selected provinces turn EVs into “mobile power banks,” embedding green and low-carbon concepts into daily life.

Furthermore, innovation in energy systems and mechanisms has fueled growth. Improved green certificate and green power trading mechanisms have strongly boosted green power demand. Market-oriented reforms in new energy feed-in tariffs have incentivized power generators to operate efficiently and deliver high-quality power.

By building the world’s largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, along with the world’s most complete new energy industrial chain, China has made significant contributions to global low-carbon transition. During the 14th Five-Year Plan, China’s exports of wind and solar products helped other countries reduce carbon emissions by approximately 4.1 billion tons.