China’s Cumulative Installed Power Generation Capacity Rose 11.0% YoY, January-July

Published: Aug 26, 2026 09:39

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On August 25, the National Energy Administration released national power statistics for January-July.As of month-end July, China’s cumulative installed power generation capacity reached 4.08 billion kW, up 11.0% YoY. Of this total, installed solar power capacity was 1.29 billion kW, up 16.1% YoY; installed wind power capacity was 690 million kW, up 19.5% YoY.

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