Renewable energy power in China reached record high

Installed capacity of China's renewable energy power generation surpassed 1.4 billion kilowatts as of end-October, accounting for 49.9 percent of the country's total, said the National Energy Administration on Thursday.

This marks a year-on-year growth of 20.8 percent, it said.

The breakdown includes hydropower at 420 million kW (conventional hydropower at 370 million kW and pumped storage hydropower at 50.04 million kW), wind power at 404 million kW, solar power (PV) power at 536 million kW, and biomass power at 44 million kW, according to the NEA.

By the year-end, the total installed capacity for renewable energy power generation in China is expected to exceed 1.45 billion kW, with wind and PV capacities surpassing 1 billion kW collectively, the NEA said.