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China wastes less renewable energy

China wasted less renewable energy in the first quarter of this year, the country's top energy regulator said. The nation's curtailment rate for wind power stood at 8.5 percent in the first three months, down 8 percentage points from a year ago, while that for solar power fell by 5.4 percentage points to reach 4.3 percent, according to the National Energy Administration. China wasted almost no hydropower during this period. Electricity generated from renewable energy in the first quarter went up 14 percent year-on-year to reach 344.2 billion kilowatt-hours, accounting for 22 percent of the total electricity generated, up 1.4 percentage points from a year ago.

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