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China’s Wind, Solar Power Capacity Tops Coal for First Time​

China’s installed wind and solar power capacity has eclipsed its coal power capacity for the first time, in a landmark moment for the country’s energy transition.

The country had connected to the grid a total of 1,180 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power by the end of June, accounting for 38.4% of its total power-generating capacity, according to the China Electricity Council (CEC), a trade body.

This tops the country’s 1,170 GW of coal power, which made up 38.1% of the total, the council said in a report released on July 24.

China’s installed capacity of all kinds of renewable power surpassed that of coal power for the first time in June last year, but that figure included hydropower and biomass generation.
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