SPIC Ranks World Number One in Installed PV Capacity

Published: Sep 6, 2017 17:30
State Power Investment Corporation Yellow River Co. connected its 100 megawatt ground PV power station to grid on August 31.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6 (SMM) – State Power Investment Corporation Yellow River Co. connected its 100 megawatt ground PV power station to grid on August 31.

China Invests Far More than Europe and US in Renewable Energy

This has brought State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC)’s installed PV capacity in operation to 10.02 million kilowatt, still ranking the first in the world.  

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