Rudong is currently showing the way in wind power development. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

In the first half of the year, Rudong county – administered by Nantong city in East China's Jiangsu province – generated 6.31 billion kilowatt-hours of on-grid electricity. The on-grid electricity has been larger than Rudong's total electricity consumption for six months.

By June 30, the on-grid electricity in Rudong reached 41.34 billion kWh, equivalent to saving 11.99 million metric tons of standard coal and 1.18 trillion cubic meters of water, as well as reducing 49.61 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

In recent years, Rudong has devoted itself to the green energy industry, attracting wind power giants such as China Energy Group and China General Nuclear Power Corporation. Adhering to technology-driven development precepts, Rudong has issued a raft of policies to map out an industrial power chain integrating wind farm construction, wind power equipment production and inspections of operations and maintenance.

Last year, the world's largest offshore converter station – with a weight of over 20,000 tons – was built in Rudong.

What's more, a 500-kilovolt substation started operations on Sept 29 last year, providing a dedicated on-grid channel for clean electricity to the region.

Since 2002, a total of 30 wind power plants have been built in Rudong, with a total installed capacity of 5.6 million kW, ranking it first in Asia.

"Rudong aims to build a 10 million kW offshore wind power cluster by 2030," said Chen Huiyu, Party secretary of Rudong.