The NPC approved the plan on June 25, raising the renewable electricity share from 22% to 30% by 2030 and triggering a two-year campaign to upgrade energy-intensive industry

The world's largest electricity network by capacity, China's state-owned grid is the infrastructure bottleneck deciding how fast the country's massive renewable fleet displaces coal.

Demand reached 270.82GW on 22 May; air-conditioning now adds 60-70GW to peak, and coal is run to its flexibility ceiling to cover evening ramps