China plans to build a 10.8 GW wind farm in Hami in the far western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in five years, according to local officials. By contrast, installed wind power capacity in Hami was only 100 MW according to Guan Baili, deputy secretary general of the Hami Prefecture Committee of the Communist Party of China.
The potential wind power in Hami is estimated at 75 GW, accounting for approximately 60 % of the region’s total demand.
The wind power boom results from the Chinese government’s wish to use more clean energy and reduce over-reliance on electricity generated by coal. China also plans to build another six 10 GW wind power farms by 2020.
