China is ranked first for the number of nuclear power reactors under construction; it has 22 reactor units under construction, concentrated along the east and south coasts.

"China is one of the IAEA's most important partners and a global leader in nuclear energy,"

China currently has the second largest number of nuclear plants globally comprising 56 reactors, with 20 units under construction, which will account for 10-15% of power production by 2035.

Kudankulam NPP in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu will comprise six units with VVER-1000 reactors. Work began following an intergovernmental agreement between India and Russia signed in 1988. The agreement for construction of Tianwan units 7&8 was signed by Russia and China in 1918 and commissioning is scheduled for 2026-2027.

China will boost economic relations with France and enhance business cooperation in both traditional sectors such as aviation, nuclear energy and high-end consumption and emerging areas such as medicine and new energy.

China has accounted for the world's largest solar capacity addition in recent years, with around 30% of installed global capacity, but most of the low-hanging fruits have been picked, and deeper penetration into the energy mix requires overhauling large parts of the power system.

China's apparent gas consumption was 366.3 billion cubic metres in 2022, down 1.7% from the previous year, data from the country's National Development and Reform Commission showed.

The Baihetan station is the world's second-largest hydropower station by capacity, behind China's Three Gorges hydropower station with 22.5 GW of installed capacity.

Angola is among the hardest hit at the moment, with daily exports to China falling 27% so far this month compared with whole of February last year.

CNPC's talks follow a deal announced last November by China's Sinopec, in which QatarEnergy agreed to supply 4 million tonnes of LNG annually for 27 years, the longest duration LNG supply contract ever signed by Qatar.