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Demand for non-fossil energy sources generally grows more rapidly in the High<br />

Growth Scenario, but not as fast as demand for fossil fuels. Nuclear energy<br />

demand is 24% higher in 2030 than in the Reference Scenario. The Chinese<br />

government’s target to have 40 GW in place by 2020 is not expected to be met in<br />

this scenario, as policies are assumed to be the same as in the Reference Scenario<br />

(see Chapter 10). Hydropower is only 15% higher, and faster growth would<br />

require a strong push by the government. Biomass use, mainly in the residential<br />

sector, drops with higher household incomes, though this is partially offset by<br />

stronger demand for power generation and biofuels. Other renewables grow<br />

significantly, but their share in total primary demand remains small.<br />

Faster economic growth fosters quicker replacement of old and inefficient capital<br />

stock, driving down energy intensity at a brisker pace than in the Reference<br />

Scenario. <strong>Energy</strong> intensity falls on average by 3.2% per year, or 0.6 percentage<br />

points more than in the Reference Scenario.<br />

Total final energy consumption in China is projected to grow on average by 3.8%<br />

per year in 2005-2030 in the High Growth Scenario, 0.8 percentage points more<br />

than in the Reference Scenario. Value added in industry grows on average by 7.5%<br />

per year, compared with 6% in the Reference Scenario. As in the Reference<br />

Scenario, industry is the main driver of energy demand, accounting for 45%<br />

of total final consumption in 2030. Industry contributes about half of the<br />

difference in final energy demand between the two scenarios (Figure 12.2), most<br />

of the difference in final coal demand and nearly three-quarters of the difference<br />

in final electricity demand.<br />

12<br />

900<br />

Figure 12.2: Incremental Final <strong>Energy</strong> Demand by Sector in China<br />

in the Reference and High Growth Scenarios, 2005-2030<br />

750<br />

600<br />

Mtoe<br />

450<br />

300<br />

150<br />

0<br />

Industry Transport Other sectors*<br />

Reference Scenario<br />

*Includes residential, services and agriculture sectors.<br />

High Growth Scenario<br />

Chapter 12 – High Growth Scenario Projections 393

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