Wind Power Growth

China is aiming for an annual wind power growth rate of 20 percent for the foreseeable future, Feng Junshi, an official with the National Energy Administration. China has more than tripled its target for wind power capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2020, likely making it the world's fastest growing market for wind energy technology. China currently has 12 gigawatts of installed wind power, but that is set to grow to 20 gigawatts by next year in 2010. The new target for 2020 is up from a goal of 30 gigawatts announced by the government 18 months ago, the report said. China is powering ahead with no visible signs of slow down, the report quoted Steve Sawyer of the Brussels-based Global Wind Energy Council as saying. " They intend to become the largest market in the world, very clearly, and they probably will unless things take off in the US again in the relatively near term."