China's installed power generation capacity up 9.5% in Jan-Aug

BEIJING - China's installed power generation capacity increased 9.5 percent year-on-year in the first eight months to 2.28 billion kilowatts, according to the National Energy Administration.

Specifically, the installed capacity of wind power jumped 33.8 percent year-on-year to about 300 million kilowatts, while that of solar power increased 24.6 percent to 280 million kilowatts.

China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, totaled 5.5 trillion kWh in the January-August period, up 13.8 percent year-on-year, the administration's data also showed.

The country has announced that it will strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.