China made significant improvements in its energy efficiency and emerged as one of the nations experiencing the most rapid decrease in energy intensity globally

According to the National Energy Administration, China has actively promoted a revolution in energy consumption, supply, technology, and institutions. Through comprehensive international cooperation, historic achievements have been made in energy development, leading to a substantial improvement in energy efficiency. As a result, China now ranks among the countries with the most rapid decrease in

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According to the National Energy Administration, China has actively promoted a revolution in energy consumption, supply, technology, and institutions. Through comprehensive international cooperation, historic achievements have been made in energy development, leading to a substantial improvement in energy efficiency. As a result, China now ranks among the countries with the most rapid decrease in energy intensity globally.

Furthermore, green and low-carbon energy development has reached new heights. Between 2013 and 2023, coal consumption in China decreased from 67.4% to 55.3%, marking a cumulative decline of 12.1 percentage points. In contrast, non-fossil fuel consumption - including wind power, solar power, hydropower, nuclear power and biomass energy - increased from 10.2% to 17.9%, representing a cumulative increase of 7.7 percentage points.

In addition to these advancements, it is projected that by 2023 China's newly installed capacity for renewable energy generation will surpass that of any other country worldwide; furthermore,the cumulative installed capacity will account for nearly 40% of global total capacity."

The level of energy security and stable supply has made significant progress. From 2013 to 2023, the total production of primary energy is projected to increase by 35%. The production capacity of raw coal will continue to rise, while the output of crude oil is expected to remain at 200 million tons. Additionally, the installed capacity of electric power and natural gas is set to double. The installed capacity of wind power generation will increase from over 76 million kilowatts to more than 440 million kilowatts, and the installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation will rise from over 19 million kilowatts to more than 600 million kilowatts. The "west-east power transmission" capacity is anticipated to exceed 300 million kilowatts, supporting approximately one-fifth of the electricity demand in the eastern and central regions. Furthermore, the total length of long-distance oil and gas pipelines is projected to increase from over 100,000 kilometers to 190,000 kilometers. National per capita domestic electricity consumption is expected to increase from 500 KWH to nearly1 ,000 KWH.

The modernization of energy science and technology has propelled it into international advanced ranks. Third-generation pressurized water reactor nuclear power technology such as "Hualong One," with independent intellectual property rights, has been developed. Moreover,the world's first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor commercial demonstration project in Shidao Bay, Shandong Province has been completed and put into operation.New breakthroughs have also been achieved in unconventional oil and gas exploration and development as well as heavy-duty gas turbine development.Uhv power transmission,hgh-parameter coalpower,and other technologies remain world leaders.The costof windpowerandphotovoltaicpowergenerationhas dropped by60%and80%,respectively.The entire industrial chainof hydropowerhas ledtheworld,andtheindustrializationof cutting-edge technologies suchas newenergy storageand hydrogenenergyhas accelerated."

Simultaneously, reforms in critical areas and key aspects of the energy sector continued to advance. The establishment of a unified national electricity market system was expedited, with over 60% of total electricity consumption being distributed through market-based transactions. The oil and gas market system has been solidified, while the medium- and long-term contract system for coal and the market price formation mechanism have been consistently enhanced. International energy cooperation has expanded in all directions, marked by significant projects such as the completion and operation of the Meilishan UHVDC power transmission project in Brazil and the first overseas batch of Hualong One. Additionally, there has been progress in establishing electricity interconnection with seven neighboring countries, as well as six effective regional energy cooperation platforms including China-Asean and China-Arab League. As a result, China's influence within the global energy governance system continues to grow.