Published: 15:07, January 21, 2025 | Updated: 15:23, January 21, 2025
China's total installed power generation capacity up 14.6%
By Zheng Xin
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov 15, 2024, shows an offshore photovoltaic power project under construction in Zhaoyuan city, East China's Shandong province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

China's total installed power generation capacity reached 3.35 billion kilowatts by the end of December, marking a 14.6 percent increase from a year ago, data from the National Energy Administration showed on Tuesday.

The installed capacity of solar power and wind power stood at 890 million kilowatts and 520 million kilowatts, up 45.2 percent and 18 percent year-on-year respectively, according to the data.

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Investment in power generation projects by major national enterprises in 2024 amounted to approximately 1.17 trillion yuan ($159.7 billion), up 12.1 percent, while investment in grid projects reached 608.3 billion yuan, an increase of 15.3 percent, it said.

This photo taken on Jan 8, 2025, shows the Chongqing section of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kilovolt ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current (DC) power transmission project in Yubei district of Southwest China's Chongqing. (PHOTO / XINHUA) 
An aerial photo taken on Jan 6, 2025, shows a partial view of the Shichengzi photovoltaic power station in Hami city, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. (PHOTO / XINHUA) 
Offshore wind turbines are pictured in Laizhou city, East China's Shandong province, Jan 7, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)