Experts highlight role of govt plan in bringing upgrades in traditional, clean energy sectors.

Despite the winter cold, workers are busy building a large wind power project in the Shanxi city of Gujiao.

Liaoning province in Northeast China saw a major onshore wind power project connect to the state grid and go into operation on Saturday.

This means that renewables, which have lower individual production costs, end up having to share the price burden of more expensive fossil fuels.

Thanks to the large-scale development of clean energy, especially solar and wind power, consumption of fossil fuels is expected to decrease by 3.15 billion ton standard coals during the 2030-60 period, Dai said.

A similar project that transmits power from Baihetan to Jiangsu Province in the east was put into use in July.

A mega solar and wind power base kicked off construction in China's seventh-largest desert on Wednesday.

The construction of a mega solar and wind power base in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region will further facilitate the country's low-carbon energy transition and ensure domestic energy security, industry experts said.