Wang Hongzhi, a member of the Communist Party of China Leadership Group of the National Development and Reform Commission and head of the National Energy Administration, attends a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on achievements in high-quality energy development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's energy sector has achieved breakthroughs and historic accomplishments during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), an official said on Tuesday.

Wang Hongzhi, head of the National Energy Administration (NEA), made the remarks at a press conference, saying that the country will achieve key energy development targets for the period as scheduled.

According to plan, China aims to bring the annual domestic energy production capacity to over 4.6 billion tonnes of standard coal by 2025, and increase the share of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption to around 20 percent.

China is making remarkable strides in green and low-carbon development, emerging as an important force in the global shift toward clean energy, said Wang.

GREEN TRANSITION

China's low-carbon transformation has accelerated at an unprecedented pace during the five-year period from 2021 to 2025.

In this period, the country has built the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system -- with the share of renewable energy in its total installed power generation capacity rising from about 40 percent to roughly 60 percent.

China has led the world in installed wind power capacity for 15 consecutive years and in installed photovoltaic power capacity for a decade, Li Chuangjun, an official with the administration, revealed.

In the 2021-2025 period, China has emerged as a global leader in new energy technology and equipment, with its new energy patents accounting for more than 40 percent of the world's total.

The country has kept breaking world records in key areas over the past five years, including photovoltaic conversion efficiency and the single-unit capacity of offshore wind turbines. The scale of the country's new types of energy storage has also surged to the top position worldwide, said Wang.

In addition, China has established the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network during this period.

By the end of July 2025, the number of China's charging infrastructure facilities had reached 16.696 million units, 10 times the amount at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), said Du Zhongming, another NEA official.

GLOBAL CONTRIBUTION

The past five years have also witnessed China's significant contributions to global low-carbon transition.

During this period, China's exports of wind power and photovoltaic products have helped other countries cut carbon emissions by around 4.1 billion tonnes.

Centered on green transition and innovation cooperation, China has signed cooperation agreements in the field of renewable energy with over ten countries, including Kazakhstan, Denmark and Singapore, with these deals serving as guides for green energy collaboration under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

At this year's Meeting of Energy Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States, Chinese and overseas companies signed agreements for 25 energy projects, with a total value of approximately 40 billion yuan (about 5.62 billion U.S. dollars).

China has partnered with over 100 countries and regions in green energy projects and steadily advanced cooperation in fields such as clean energy, infrastructure upgrading and transformation, and power interconnection across the ASEAN, Central Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

Moving forward, China will contribute initiatives regarding energy security, energy transition and global climate response, advance high-quality green energy cooperation under the BRI and promote the establishment of a fair, balanced and universally beneficial global energy governance system.