China Installs 44.3 Gigawatts Of Solar In 2018 – Enough to power entire South Africa
China’s National Energy Administration announced over the weekend that the country installed a total of 44.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar in 2018, down 16% on 2017 but still up on mid-year expectations, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 174.63 GW.
According to the National Energy Administration’s (NEA) national power statistics, released on January 18, and compared against NEA’s figures published at the same time a year ago, China installed a total of 44.3 GW worth of solar PV capacity in 2018, and 20.59 GW worth of wind capacity, an increase of 34% and 12.6% respectively.
This brings China’s cumulative solar capacity up to 174.63 GW and its total wind capacity up to 184.26 GW!!
See https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/23/china-installs-44-3-gigawatts-of-solar-in-2018/
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China Installs 44.3 Gigawatts Of Solar In 2018 | CleanTechnica China’s National Energy Administration announced over the weekend that the country installed a total of 44.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar in 2018, down 16% on 2017 but still up on mid-year expectations, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 174.63 |