Published: May 4th, 2022,
Last updated: May 4th, 2022
China added more than 25 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity to the grid in the first quarter of 2022. Wind energy capacity increased by 7.9 gigawatts to 337 gigawatts. Solar capacity saw an increase of 13.2 gigawatts to 318 gigawatts. This was announced by the National Energy Administration. New capacity of renewable energy reportedly accounted for 80 percent of all newly implemented power generation capacity.