Clean energy playing significant role in China's energy supply

Wind and solar energy are playing growing roles in ensuring China’s energy supply, thanks to their continuous scale expansion.

In 2022, the newly installed capacity of wind and solar power topped 120 million kW, and the cumulative installed capacity surpassed 700 million kW by the end of 2021.

The report was according to data from the National Energy Administration (NEA).

The newly installed capacity of wind and solar power accounted for 78 per cent of the newly installed capacity in the country, making them major power generators in China.

In 2022, the newly added wind and solar power generation made up more than 55 per cent of the country’s new power generation.

Solar energy made a notable contribution to stable energy supply in major solar power provinces.

The provinces like east China’s Jiangsu and Zhejiang, during energy use peaks last summer, the NEA noted.