NEA Releases National Power Statistics for January-July 2026

Published: Sep 02, 2026 10:28 (GMT+8)

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On August 25, the National Energy Administration released national power statistics for January-July. As of end-July, the country's cumulative installed power generation capacity reached 4.08 billion kW, up 11.0% YoY. Of this, solar power installed capacity stood at 1.29 billion kW, up 16.1% YoY, and wind power installed capacity reached 690 million kW, up 19.5% YoY.

From January to July, the national average utilization hours of power generation equipment were 1,671 hours, a decrease of 135 hours compared with the same period last year.

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