China Power Market Outlook to 2035, Update 2024 - Market Trends, Regulations, and Competitive Landscape

China Power Market Outlook to 2035, Update 2024 - Market Trends, Regulations, and Competitive Landscape Summary This report discusses the power market structure of China and provides historical and forecast numbers for capacity, generation, and consumption up to 2035. Detailed analysis of the country’s power market regulatory structure, competitive landscape, and a list of major power plants are provided. The report also gives a snapshot of the power sector in the country on broad parameters of macroeconomics, supply security, generation infrastructure, transmission and distribution infrastructure, electricity import and export scenario, degree of competition, regulatory scenario, and future potential. An analysis of the deals in the country’s power sector is also included in the report. Scope - Snapshot of the country’s power sector across parameters - macroeconomics, supply security, generation infrastructure, transmission infrastructure, electricity import and export scenario, degree of competition, regulatory scenario, and future potential of the power sector. - Statistics for installed capacity, generation, and consumption from 2015 to 2023, and forecast for the next 12 years to 2035 - Capacity, generation, and major power plants by technology - Data on leading active and upcoming power plants - Information on transmission and distribution infrastructure, and electricity imports and exports - Policy and regulatory framework governing the market - Detailed analysis of top market participants, including market share analysis and SWOT analysis Reasons to Buy - Identify opportunities and plan strategies by having a strong understanding of the investment opportunities in the country’s power sector - Identify key factors driving investment opportunities in the country’s power sector - Facilitate decision-making based on strong historic and forecast data - Develop strategies based on the latest regulatory events - Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the industry’s growth potential - Identify key partners and business development avenues - Identify key strengths and weaknesses of important market participants - Respond to your competitors’ business structure, strategy, and prospects


  • Executive Summary
    • China to exceed 1,200GW solar and wind target by three folds by 2030.
      • Table Figure 1: Renewable Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity, Select Technologies, 2025-2030
    • China to fall short of its 2025 Nuclear target.
      • Table Figure 2: Nuclear Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2020-2025
  • Introduction
    • China Power Market
    • GlobalData Report Guidance
  • China Power Market, Snapshot
    • Country Summary
      • Table Figure 3: Power Market, China, Country Summary
    • Macroeconomic Factors
      • Table Figure 4: Power Market, China, Macroeconomic Factors, 2015-2030
      • Table Power Market, China, Macroeconomic Factors, 2015-2030
    • Supply Security
    • Opportunities
    • Challenges
    • Geopolitical Crisis
  • China Power Market, Market Analysis
    • Market Structure
      • Table Figure 5: Power Market, China, Market Structure
    • Key Market Players
      • Table Figure 6: Power Market, China, Market Share of Generation Companies (%), 2023
    • Financial Deals
      • Table Figure 7: Power Market, China, Deal Value and Number of Deals, 2015-2023
      • Table Figure 8: Power Market, China, Deals by Type (%), 2023
    • China Power Market, Demand Structure
      • Table Figure 9: Power Market, China, Annual Power Consumption, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 10: Power Market, China, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2023
  • Renewable Energy Policy, China
    • Renewable Energy Market, Overview
    • Policy Snapshot
      • Table Policy Snapshot, China, 2023
    • Renewable Energy Targets
    • Renewable Energy Law
      • Table Renewable Energy Law, China, Major Regulations
    • International Science and Technology Co-operation Program for New and Renewable Energy
    • The 14th Five-Year Plan
    • Hydrogen Energy in China
    • Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
      • Table Renewable Energy Law, China, Renewable Portfolio Standards by Province (%), 2021
    • Carbon Intensity Target
    • National Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)
    • Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grants
      • Table GEF Active Projects Funding, China, 2023
      • Table GEF Funding Allocation, STAR GEF-8, China, 2022
    • Subsidy-Free Solar, Wind Power Policy
    • Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Solar, China
      • Table Power Market, China, Top 10 winners Solar PV Tender, 2019
    • Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Wind, China
    • Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Hydropower, China
    • Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Biopower, China
  • China Power Market, Capacity and Generation
    • Cumulative Capacity Share by Technology, 2023
      • Table Figure 11: Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity Share by Technology (%), 2023
    • Total Power Capacity and Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 12: Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 13: Power Market, China, Capacity Share by Technology, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 14: Power Market, China, Annual Generation Share by Technology, 2015-2035
      • Table Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation Share by Technology, 2015-2035
    • Thermal Power Capacity and Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 15: Thermal Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Thermal Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Thermal Power Market, China, Major Plants, 2023
    • Hydropower Capacity and Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 16: Hydropower Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Hydropower Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Hydropower Market, China, Major Plants, 2023
    • Nuclear Power Capacity and Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 17: Nuclear Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Nuclear Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity and Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Hydropower Market, China, Major Plants, 2023
    • Renewable Power Capacity and Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 18: Renewable Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity, 2015-2035
      • Table Renewable Power Market, China, Cumulative Capacity (GW), 2015-2035
      • Table Figure 19: Renewable Power Market, China, Annual Generation, 2015-2035
      • Table Renewable Power Market, China, Annual Generation (TWh), 2015-2035
      • Table Renewable Power Market, China, Major Plants, 2023
  • China Power Market, Transmission and Distribution Overview
    • Transmission Network
      • Table Power Market, China, Transmission Line Length (Ckm) by Voltage Level, 2015-2028
    • Distribution Network
      • Table Power Market, China, Distribution Line Length (Ckm) by Voltage Level, 2015-2028
    • Electricity Import and Export
      • Table Figure 20: Power Market, China, Annual Electricity Import and Export, 2015-2023
      • Table Power Market, China, Annual Electricity Import and Export (TWh), 2015-2023
    • Grid Interconnection
      • Table Power Market, China, Upcoming Interconnection Projects
    • Electricity Trading
  • China Power Market, Major Generating Companies
    • China Datang Corp Ltd
    • China Huaneng Group Co. Ltd
    • China Three Gorges Corp
    • China Huadian Corporation Ltd
  • Appendix
    • Abbreviations
      • Table Abbreviations
    • Methodology

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