China targets expanded concentrated solar thermal power capacity by 2030

China is driving the widespread adoption of concentrated solar thermal power, according to Nikkei Asia. Beijing is aiming to expand this technology as a core renewable option alongside traditional solar photovoltaic and wind power. [1]

Nikkei Asia reported on October 22, 2026, that the Chinese government targets a concentrated solar thermal power capacity equivalent to 15 nuclear reactors by around 2030. Concentrated solar thermal power plants generate electricity by utilizing the sun's heat. [1]

Facilities such as the plant near Dunhuang, operated by Shouhang High-Tech Energy Technology, use thousands of mirrors to reflect thermal energy onto a central tower to produce power. [1]

China is led by the Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping and operates as one of the world's two largest economies by nominal gross domestic product. [3]