China has approved five new nuclear energy projects with a total investment of around 200 billion yuan (just over 25 billion euros). As reported by the South China Morning Post on Tuesday, the projects approved by the State Council include eleven new nuclear reactors in the coastal provinces of Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Guangdong, as well as in the autonomous region of Guangxi. This is the highest number of plants approved by Beijing at once since 2019. In 2023 and 2022, the State Council approved ten reactors each.