China / Installed Nuclear Power Capacity Grows 2.4% In 2023, National Energy Administration Says

Country ambitious to reach 70 GW of reactor output by 2025

Installed Nuclear Power Capacity Grows 2.4% In 2023, National Energy Administration Says
China is planning for 70 GW (gross) of installed nuclear capacity by 2025 with dozens of reactor units presently under construction. Image courtesy Tomas Roggero on Flickr.

China’s installed nuclear power capacity reached almost 57 GW in 2023 amidst a massive increase of the country’s electricity generation capability, the latest data by the National Energy Administration has shown.

The China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) said Beijing’s 2023 installed reactor capacity at 56.9 GW was about 2.4% higher* than that of 2022.

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