Wind power for China

China plans to build its first offshore windfarm next year in hopes of easing chronic power shortages.

The complex, to be built in the Bohai Sea off Hebei, is designed to have a generating capacity of 1 million kilowatts from 2020.

A first stage, to begin construction late next year, will generate 50,000 kilowatts, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing Gao Xihai, a vice-manager of the Huanghua Port Development Zone, which is promoting the project.