Guan Fengjun, head of the Geological Environment department at the Ministry of Land and Resources said that China will start a geothermal energy exploration and development project over the next five years, with the intention of promoting the utilization of geothermal energy across the country. Usage is expected to reach 68.8 million tons of standard coal equivalent [in terms of generation, that's equal to about 560,000 GWh of electricity*] by 2015, accounting for 1.7 percent in the country’s overall energy consumption.
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China on Track to Increase Geothermal Energy Development and Utilization
