China plans on at least 110 nuclear reactors by 2030 and many will be 1400 megawatts or larger

China is planning to have at least 110 nuclear reactors running by 2030.

China, the world’s largest energy consumer, is likely to add five or six nuclear reactors every year from 2016 to 2030, according to estimates in the draft 13th Five-Year Plan.

"By then, nuclear power will account for 8 to 10 percent of the total energy mix. Its current share is about 2 percent.

China is seeking to develop indigenous reactor technologies. Its three nuclear power companies are working to adapt the third-generation nuclear technology to the domestic market.

The first unit of Hualong One nuclear power plant already runs on homegrown third-generation technology developed jointly by China National Nuclear Corp and China General Nuclear Power Group. Some 85 percent of such reactors can be made domestically, with a design life of 60 years.