China's top electricity company State Grid announced a record investment plan for 2015 on Friday to fund its large-scale grid construction.

Non-fossil fuels accounted for 11.1 percent of China's primary energy use in 2014, up from 9.8 percent last year, as the world's second-largest economy

China is doing well of energy-saving targets this year since the government introduced tougher regulations after falling behind in the 2011-2013 period,

Following the announcement that China's two largest train manufacturers will merge, the government is now considering another combination of industrial giants, this time in the nuclear power sector.

The second unit of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in East China's Fujian province, is expected to start operation and be connected to the power grid in August next year, local authorities said.

Tibet's largest hydropower station became partly operational on Sunday, harnessing the rich water resources of the Yarlung Zangbo River to develop the electricity-strapped region.

Chile plans to raise its renewable energy use from 6 percent now to 20 percent of total energy use by 2025, which will mean investment opportunities for Chinese

The Three Gorges Power Plant, the world's largest hydropower project, generated over 800 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity since its first turbine generator was put into operation in 2003.