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China was the world's second largest total energy consumer in 2010, with consumption of coal, steel, iron ore, alumina, copper and cement ranking first worldwide. The nation's investment in clean energy rose 30% to $51.1 billion in 2010, ranking first worldwide.
In 2010:
- Total energy consumption was up 5.9% to 3.25 billion tons of coal equivalent;
- Coal consumption was up 5.3%;
- Crude oil consumption was up 12.9%;
- Natural gas consumption was up 18.2%;
- Electricity consumption was up 13.1%;
- Steel consumption was up 12.4% to 770 million tons;
- Copper concentrate consumption was up 5.1% to 7.92 million tons;
- Electrolytic aluminum consumption was up 6% to 15.26 million tons;
- Ethylene consumption was up 32.3% to 14.19 million tons;
- Cement consumption was up 14.5% to 1.86 billion tons;
- Coal imports were up 31% to 164.83 million tons;
- Crude oil imports were up 17.5% to 293.31 million tons (55% of total crude oil consumption);
- Refined oil imports were down 0.2% to 36.88 million tons;
- Natural gas imports were up 47.1% to 16.61 billion m3;
- Steel imports were down 6.8% to 16.43 million tons;
- Copper imports remained unchanged at 4.29 million tons;
- Iron ore imports were down 1.4% to 618.65 million tons.
Fossil fuels made up 91.7% of China's total energy consumption in 2010, and the government aims to reduce the percentage to 88.6% by 2015 and 85% by 2020.
The top five mainland-listed electricity producers by market value are
- China Yangtze Power Co (SHA: 600900), based in Beijing
- Datang International Power Generation Co (SHA: 601991, HKG: 0991), based in Beijing
- Huaneng Power International Inc (NYSE: HNP, SHA: 600011, HKG: 0902), based in Beijing
- Nari Technology Development Ltd (SHA: 600406), based in Nanjing, Jiangsu
- GD Power Development Co (SHA: 600795), based in Beijing
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@2011 China Economy @ The China Perspective.
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