December 16th (AMSP/CGTN) – – China’s solar power generation has surpassed its wind and hydroelectric power generation to become the country’s second largest power generation source, with the installed capacity reaching 793 giga-watts by the end of October this year, according to official data.
Solar power generation facilities installations now account for 24.8 percent of China’s total power generation capacity, marking a significant 48 percent increase over the same period of last year.
The geographic distribution of solar power generation facilities installations shows a concentration in eastern and western regions, which together account for almost three quarters of the country’s total solar power generation capacity.
Eastern regions predominantly feature distributed solar power generation systems, while western areas focus on utility-scale installations.
“It is expected that the newly-installed capacity of solar power generation will be about 250 million kilowatts in 2024, and the cumulative installed capacity of solar power generation is expected to exceed 850 million kilowatts, accounting for more than a quarter of the total installed capacity in the country,” said Yang Kun, executive vice chairman of China Electricity Council.
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