China's photovoltaic power capacity overtakes coal-fired power for first time-Xinhua

China's photovoltaic power capacity overtakes coal-fired power for first time

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-09-01 10:17:00

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's installed photovoltaic (PV) power capacity surpassed coal-fired power capacity for the first time, making PV the country's largest power source by installed capacity, the National Energy Administration said Tuesday.

China's installed PV power capacity reached 1.286 billion kilowatts at the end of July, according to the administration.