FACTBOX - Some National Renewable Energy Targets
Date: 27-Feb-07
Country: INTERNATIONAL
Below is a summary of selected national renewable energy targets, either for example as a proportion of total primary energy use including heat and transport, or as a percentage of electricity generation.
As a guide: 1 Megawatt (MW) of electricity can power about 1,000 homes;
1 Gigawatt (GW) is 1,000 MW; an average nuclear power plant generates around 1 GW;
1 Terawatt-hour (TW-h) is the energy expended using 1,000 GW for one hour (for instance, Germany uses around 500 TW-h of electricity per year)
Australia -- 9.5 Terawatt-hours of electricity/ year by 2010
Brazil -- 3.3 GW added by 2016 from wind, biomass, small
hydro.
Canada -- 3.5 to 15 percent of electricity in 4
provinces; other types of targets in 6 provinces.
China -- 10 percent of primary energy by 2010, 15
percent by 2020.
Germany -- 12.5 percent of electricity output by 2010.
India -- 10 percent of added electric power capacity
during 2003-2012 (expected 10 GW).
Israel -- 2 percent of electricity by 2007, 5 percent by
2016.
Japan -- 1.35 percent of electricity by 2010, excluding
geothermal and large hydro.
Mali -- 15 percent of energy by 2020.
Norway -- 7 Terawatt-hours by 2010.
Philippines -- An increase of 4.7 Gigawatts by 2013.
Singapore -- Approx. 35 Megawatt-hours of solar thermal
systems by 2012
S.Africa -- 10 Terawatt-hours added by 2013.
S.Korea -- 5 percent of electricity by 2010.
Switzerland -- 3.5 Terawatt-hours by 2010.
Thailand -- 8 percent of total primary energy by 2011.
(excluding traditional rural biomass)
Britain -- 10 percent of electricity output by 2010.
Source: Citigroup Investment Research, citing the International Energy Agency and Renewable Energy Policy Network
