Key facts
- China released a draft revision to its Renewable Energy Law on November 6, with public comment open until December 5.
- The China Enterprise Reform and Development Society said China supplies 70% of the world's wind power equipment and 80% of its solar modules.
- Peng Huagang, president of the society, said coal-fired power was 49.7% of China's electricity generation in the first half of 2026.
- The society's report put China's total energy investment at an expected $940 billion in 2026, the highest globally.
China released a draft revision to its Renewable Energy Law on November 6 and opened it to public comment until December 5, according to a report published November 14. The law has underpinned two decades of renewable-energy development in the country, and the revision would rewrite the rules that have guided, supported and guarded that buildout.
The report describes the original law as dating to a period when China, having just joined the World Trade Organization, saw energy consumption surge. The excerpt provided does not set out the specific provisions of the draft or the government's stated reasons for the changes.
Separately, the China Enterprise Reform and Development Society said in its Global Energy Transition Report (2026), released on November 14, that China has built the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system. The report said China supplies 70% of the world's wind power equipment and 80% of its solar photovoltaic modules, and that Chinese manufacturing has helped cut global wind and solar generation costs by more than 60% and 80% respectively.
Peng Huagang, president of the society, said coal-fired power accounted for 49.7% of China's total electricity generation in the first half of 2026, falling below 50% for the first time. The report put China's total energy investment at an expected $940 billion in 2026, the highest globally.