China has approved the construction of four new nuclear power plants as it pushes ahead with ambitious plans to increase its installed reactor capacity to 70 GW (gross) by 2025, up from about 53 GW today.
The State Council granted approval for Units 3 and 4 at China General Nuclear’s existing Taipingling nuclear power station in Guangdong province, southern China, and for Units 1 and 2 at China National Nuclear Corporation’s new Jinqimen nuclear power station in Zhejiang province, eastern China.
Press reports in China said the approvals, which came late last month, brought the number of green-lit nuclear plants in China in 2023 to 10, the same number approved in 2022.