China also added a net 1.2GW of nuclear capacity to 49.9GW, 12.1GW of hydro to 370.2GW and 55.6GW of thermal capacity to 1,245GW.

From January to December 2020, China's industrial power generation above designated scale growed by 2.7% year-on-year.

Germany's electricity imports soared by nearly 40%

China will shore up efforts to secure its power supply to meet rising demand as the cold winter sets in.

Japanese wholesale electricity market began 2021 with strong momentum on tight power supplies.

Japanese thermal power joint venture Jera has begun commercial operations of a 650MW coal-fired power unit at its Hitachinaka power complex.

The Three Gorges Dam generated 111.795 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2020.

China's offshore wind power, boosted by policy support and improved technology, has been a fast-growing segment over the past few years.