At a press conference held in the third quarter, the National Energy Administration of China revealed that the country's renewable energy capacity has been continuously reaching new heights. In the first three quarters, over 200 million kilowatts of new renewable energy generation capacity was added, which accounted for more than 80 percent of the total new power installations.
At a press conference held in the third quarter, the National Energy Administration of China revealed that the country's renewable energy capacity has been continuously reaching new heights. In the first three quarters, over 200 million kilowatts of new renewable energy generation capacity was added, which accounted for more than 80 percent of the total new power installations.
According to the data, from January to September 2024, the nationwide renewable energy generation capacity increased by 210 million kilowatts year-on-year, indicating a growth of 21 percent and making up 86 percent of all new power installations. This includes 7.97 million kilowatts from hydropower, 39.12 million kilowatts from wind power, and 161 million kilowatts from solar power. Additionally, biomass power added another 1.37 million kilowatts.
As of September 30, 2024, China's total installed renewable energy capacity reached 1.73 billion kilowatts, showing a year-on-year increase of 25 percent and accounting for approximately 54.7 percent of the nation's total installed capacity. This consists of 430 million kilowatts of hydropower, 480 million kilowatts of wind power, 770 million kilowatts of solar power, and 46 million kilowatts of biomass power.
Meanwhile, Zhang Xing reported that China's renewable energy output is steadily on the rise. In the first three quarters of 2024, nationwide renewable energy generation reached 251 trillion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 20.9 percent, constituting about 35.5 percent of the total electricity production. Among this, the combined generation of wind and solar power reached 13.49 trillion kilowatt-hours, a 26.3 percent increase, which matches the consumption levels in the tertiary sector and surpasses urban-rural residential electricity use during the same period.