China-made wind power turbine equipment, which will be exported to Romania, is loaded onto a ship in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. (Photo by Wang Chun/For China Daily)
According to the institute, Central and Eastern Europe is a net importer of energy, with total energy consumption of 290 million metric tons of standard oil and total energy production of 190 million tons of standard oil.
Hydropower is the major renewable energy in the region. Countries with abundant hydropower resources - including Croatia, Romania, Albania, Lithuania and Latvia - possess a higher share of renewable energy power generation.
The northern part of the region, including the Baltic countries and Poland, is rich in wind energy resources and has great potential for wind power. Central Europe and Southeast Europe have abundant solar energy resources, which is good for the development of distributed photovoltaics and low-speed wind power, the institute said.
Xu suggests the two sides should focus on energy policy synergy, cooperation planning and research, technical exchanges, mutual acceptance of standards, and personnel training in the near future.
The two sides should also enhance cooperation on project investment, joint ventures and capacity cooperation on energy equipment manufacturing, he said.
