In the first half of the year, China's cumulative installed capacity of photovoltaic exceeded 470 million kilowatts, becoming the second largest power source

Xining, China News Agency, July 22 (Li Jun) - "China has newly increased the installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation, and has added total installed capacity, ranking first in the world for ten consecutive years and eight consecutive years. The cumulative installed capacity in the first half of this year exceeded 470 million kilowatts, making it the second largest power source in China's installed capacity

Xining, China News Agency, July 22 (Li Jun) - "China has newly increased the installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation, and has added total installed capacity, ranking first in the world for ten consecutive years and eight consecutive years. The cumulative installed capacity in the first half of this year exceeded 470 million kilowatts, making it the second largest power source in China's installed capacity." On the 22nd, Li Chuangjun, Director of the New Energy and Renewable Energy Department of the National Energy Administration of China, said in a speech.

On the same day, the 24th China Qinghai Green Development Investment and Trade Fair "High quality development of first-class photovoltaic industry" forum was held in Xining, Qinghai Province.

Li Chuangjun stated that in recent years, China's energy security guarantee capacity has been continuously enhanced, and the pace of green and low-carbon energy transformation has been accelerating. Especially for the new energy industry represented by photovoltaic, with policy support and the joint efforts of the entire industry, it has achieved a leapfrog development from small to large to strong, from following and running to leading, and from a leading force to a new force to a main force.

In 2022, China's newly added photovoltaic installed capacity has ranked first in the world for 10 consecutive years; in the first half of 2023, the newly added photovoltaic installed capacity increased by 154% year-on-year, "said Wang Shijiang, Secretary General of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association.

According to data from the National Energy Administration of China, as of the end of June this year, China's cumulative installed power generation capacity was approximately 2.71 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power generation is about 470 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 39.8%; The installed capacity of wind power is about 390 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%. Photovoltaic power generation has become the second largest installed power source in China, second only to coal-fired power.

China's photovoltaic power generation continues to increase, and overall consumption and utilization remain at a high level. In the first half of the year, the national photovoltaic power generation exceeded 260 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of about 30%, and the average utilization rate reached 98%. The continuous progress of technology has driven the industry to continue reducing costs and increasing efficiency. Li Chuangjun said that in all aspects of the industry, especially in the silicon material sector, the production capacity has been fully released, and the development and construction costs of photovoltaic power generation have continued to decrease, achieving large-scale and efficient development for the photovoltaic industry High quality leapfrog development has created favorable conditions.

According to Wang Linhu, Executive Vice Governor of Qinghai Province, the installed proportion of clean energy in Qinghai has reached 91.6%, with new energy accounting for 64.2% and photovoltaic accounting for 41.4%. All three indicators rank among the top in China.

"Qinghai is rich in new energy resources, has excellent conditions for new Energy development construction, has achieved remarkable results in photovoltaic desertification control, and photovoltaic power stations benefit thousands of households. During the 14th Five Year Plan, we will also vigorously support Qinghai's Gobi base in Hainan and the new energy base in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, providing important support for Qinghai to build a highland of clean energy industry." Li Chuangjun said. (End)

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