Currently, China's installed generating capacity totals 400 million kw, making it the world's second largest power generation giant after the United States. It is reported that over 70 percent of China's power generating facilities are fueled by coal, and the remaining are almost all hydropower installations. The power generation capacity of a nuclear plant is around 7 million kw. It is estimated that China's power generation capacity will reach 600-700 million kw by 2010, and 900-1,000 million kw by 2020.

By People's Daily Online