China’s power grid needs to significantly increase its flexibility to be able to accommodate the ambitious renewable energy targets set forth in China’s 13th Five Year Plan – 320 GW of combined wind and solar capacity and 564 TWh of wind and solar generation by 2020. This task is even more daunting when considered in the context of China’s goal to double its nuclear capacity to 58 GW by 2020, potentially generating anywhere from 350 to more than 400 TWh (an amount equal to 62% - 70+% of the wind and solar generation) in non-dispatchable base load electricity by 2020. Against this background, NRDC convened the 11th Power Sector Roundtable on “the role of nuclear power in China’s Power Sector Supply Side Reform” on December 19, 2017. The event kicked off with a presentation by Mycle Schneider on the 2017 World Nuclear Industry Status Report, followed by an in-depth discussion with domestic power sector experts on the potential implication for China. There continues to be an urgent need as part of the power sector reform to significantly increase the power grid’s capabilities to accommodate vast amounts of both intermittent renewable energy and inflexible generation resources.