China had 20 nuclear reactors under construction at the end of March, with a total capacity of 23.11 gigawatts (GW), the China Nuclear Energy Association said on Thursday.
China had 36 reactors in full commercial operation at the end of last month, with a total capacity of 34.72 GW, said association chairman Zhang Huazhu, speaking at the group's annual assembly in Beijing.
The two combined equate to just under 58 GW, in line with China's target for capacity on line by 2020, but China also aims to have a further 30 GW of nuclear reactors under construction by the end of 2020. Zhang warned the overall target would not be easy, especially after construction of new reactors slowed following a nationwide safety review prompted by Japan.
