A report from the China Classification Society said the society is working to establish China's first certification system for wind generators to push the industry on track of international technical standards.
China has 253 million kilowatts of potential wind resources that could be used to generate electricity.
Most of China's wind resources are in eastern coastal regions and western China's Gansu Province, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Although the environment-friendly method of generating electricity is a bit more expensive than electricity from more traditional sources, the country has promised to issue preferential policies to accelerate the development of the industry, said Li Kejun, president of the non-profit China Classification Society.
Li said that the government will subsidize wind generator operators with tax rebate until the industry realizes profits.
Statistics from the society predicted that China will have 1.5- to 3.5-million-kilowatt wind generators by the end of 2005, and by the end of 2010 the generators are expected to increase to 5 million kilowatts.
(Xinhua 04/26/2001)
