Wu Gang, a member of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC and chairman of Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co Ltd, said the booming development of wind power will help the nation achieve its ambitious carbon peaking and neutrality goals.
Wu said China has become the world's largest wind power equipment manufacturing base as well as a key exporter of wind turbines and parts, adding wind power has become the third-largest power source behind thermal power and hydropower in the nation.
The National Energy Administration said China's installed capacity of grid-connected wind power has reached 300.15 million kilowatts, double that of 2016, and it has been tops globally for 12 consecutive years.
Wu said areas rich in wind and solar energy resources such as the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Qinghai province and Gansu province have witnessed green and booming development of equipment manufacturing.
"More than 140 billion kilowatt-hours of green and clean electricity has been delivered to the central and eastern regions of China from Xinjiang, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and other places every year," he added.
"Currently, six Chinese wind power equipment manufacturers have made their name in the ranks of the world's top 10 wind power equipment manufacturers. And large-scale wind power equipment made in China has been shipped to more than 40 countries across the world."
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