China Inner Mongolia achieves 5 GW installed wind power capacity

Inner Mongolia wind power

North China Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region had installed 5.03 GW of wind power capacity by the end of October ahead of the government's goals

It is reported that North China Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region had installed 5.03 GW of wind power capacity by the end of October ahead of the government's goals by more than one year.

As per report, meanwhile, wind power plants in the region generated 6.694 million kWh of electricity from January to October this year jumping 168%YoY from the same period of 2008.

Inner Mongolia is estimated to have 898 million kW of total wind power reserves accounting for 21.4% of the national total. Some 150 million kW of this is technically recoverable representing 50% of the national total of useable wind.

The area has drawn investment from a number of wind power plant developers and wind turbine makers, such as the China Longyuan Power Group, the China Power Investment Corporation, the Shandong Luneng Group, Goldwind Science and Technology, Vestas Wind Systems and REpower North Company.

The installed wind power capacity in Inner Mongolia has risen dramatically in recent years, standing at 170 MW, 600 MW and 1.65 GW in 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively.