China’s installed solar and wind capacity soars in 2024 – 01/21/2025

China’s installed solar and wind capacity soars in 2024 – 01/21/2025
China’s installed solar and wind capacity soars in 2024 – 01/21/2025

China’s installed capacity of solar power and wind power will increase by 45.2% and 18% respectively in 2024, the National Energy Administration said on Tuesday, as the country seeks to increase the use of renewable energies and modernize its electricity system.

Last August, China’s state planner unveiled a three-year plan to modernize the power system, increase the use of renewable energy and reduce pressure from growing electricity demand on the national grid.

The installed capacity of solar power reached 890 million kilowatts, while wind power reached 520 million kilowatts, the administration said.

The total installed power generation capacity in 2024 increased by 14.6% year-on-year, reaching 3.35 billion kilowatts.

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For 2025, Greenpeace analysts said renewable energy could meet all of China’s new electricity demand growth. According to Gao Yuhe, Greenpeace’s East Asia project manager based in Beijing, this would “pave the way for China’s power sector to reach peak emissions by 2025.”

According to weather data, last year was the hottest on record in China since records began 60 years ago.

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