There is also further regulatory boosts expected in the coming year. Worldwide wind power has grown by significant strides in the last year. China however is starting to become a serious competitor to Europe in terms of production and installations. CEC mentioned that 5.6 billion Kwh were generated last year. The 95.2 percent growth rate is over 20 percent higher than last year. The installed capacity of 6.05 million Kilowatts is an increase of 2.67 million Kilowatts when compared to last year. This means that China is now ranked fifth worldwide , still far behind the leaders of the United States and Germany. The next milestones of the central plannig committee are 10 million KWH by 2015 and 30 million by 2020.
