Sincethe18thCPCNationalCongress,withtheadvanceofthestructuralreformonthesupplysideofenergy,China’senergysecurityhasbeenstrengthenedthankstoadiversifiedchannelofenergysupplyandacceleratedlow-carbontransformation.Moreover,remarkableprogresshasbeenmadeinrecentyearsinenergyefficiencyandenergyconsumptionreduction.I.ImprovedenergysecuritywithcleanenergytakingabiggerproportionSincethe18thPartyCongress,Chinahasactivelyexpandeditsenergysupplythroughstructuralreformsanddiversifyingtheprovisionofmultipleformsofenergy.Chinahasprioritizedthedevelopmentofrenewableenergy,promotedthecleanandefficientutilizationofcoal,andincreasedoilandgasexploration.Supplycapacityisconstantlyenhanced,andtheprocessofcleanenergyproductionhasaccelerated.1.CoalproductionstructureisgreatlyoptimizedAttheendof2021,thenumberofcoalminesnationwidewasreducedtofewerthan4,500,theoutputoflargecoalmineswithanannualcapacityofmorethan1.2milliontonsaccountedforabout85%,andmainproducerswereconcentratedinShanxi,ShaanxiandInnerMongolia.Productionofrawcoalhasgrownforfiveconsecutiveyearssince2017,andcoaloutputexceededthehistoricalhighof3.97billiontonsin2013andreached4.13billiontonsin2021.2.GreatereffortsinoilandgasexplorationThankstothe“Seven-YearActionPlan”onincreasingoilandgasproduction,crudeoilproductionhasincreasedcontinuouslyfrom2019to2021,reachingabout200milliontons.Theoutputofnaturalgashasincreasedbymorethan10billioncubicmetersforfiveconsecutiveyearsfrom2017to2021.China’snaturalgasoutputreached207.6billioncubicmetersin2021,up87.7%from2012,withanaverageannualgrowthof7.2%.3.ElectricitysupplycontinuestoincreaseAsoftheendof2021,thetotalinstalledpowergenerationcapacityhadreached2.38billionkW,1.1timeshigherthanthatof2012,withanaverageannualgrowthof8.4%.Electricitygenerationcapacityin2021hit8.5trillionkWh,up71.1%over2012,withanaverageannualgrowthof6.1%.Amongthem,thermalpowerincreased49.1%over2012,withanaverageannualgrowthof4.5%;hydroelectricpowerincreasedby53.5%,withanaverageannualgrowthof4.9%;nuclearpowerincreasedby3.2times,anaverageannualgrowthof17.2%;windpowerincreasedby5.8times,anaverageannualgrowthof23.8%;solarpowerincreasedfrom25.1billionkWhin2014to325.8billionkWhin2021,anincreaseof12.0times,anaverageannualgrowthof44.2%.Newenergy(wind,solarandothernewenergy)powergenerationincreasedby6.8times,withanaverageannualgrowthof25.7%,accountingfor11.5%ofallelectricitygenerated,up9.0percentagepointsover2012.4.AchangingenergymixwithcleanenergyaccountingforabiggerproportionIn2021,theinstalledcapacityofnon-fossilenergyexceededthatofcoalpowerforthefirsttime,reaching1.12billionkW,accountingfor47.0%ofthetotalinstalledpowergenerationcapacity.Theinstalledcapacityofhydro,windandsolarpowergenerationexceeded300millionkW,rankingfirstgloballyformanyyears.1234NextPageLastPage41Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.