August 18 afternoon, China's energy situation and international cooperation in a news conference in 2008 Beijing International Press Centre, the State Development and Reform Commission and deputy director of the National Energy Board Secretary, Mr Zhang Guobao, Chinese and foreign journalists to a briefing on China's energy situation and international cooperation on Situation.

 Zhang Guobao said that in 2007 the use of renewable energy equivalent to 220 million tons of standard coal, compared with a total energy consumption of 8.5 percent.  The proportion of renewable energy is more water for power generation, China has more than 4,800 billion kilowatts of hydropower generating capacity, the total generating capacity of 16%. Wind power last year added 3.4 million kilowatts, making the total wind power installed capacity reached 6.05 million kilowatts.

 Solar  photovoltaic power generation, there are now 100,000 kilowatts. Solar  water heaters in China's production capacity will reach 23 million square meters, to the use of 120 million square meters, is the world's largest area of use. Photovoltaic cells, the production capacity will reach 1 million kilowatts, is the world's largest producers of photovoltaic cells.  In addition, we also use bio-gas, large and medium-sized gas facilities have multiple 5000, households with biogas digesters have over 2,700 10,000 mainly rural farmers as fuel.