Coal consumption dips amid steps to promote use of non-fossil fuel

China's energy mix has continued to evolve, with the share of total energy consumption for coal in 2018 hitting a historical low of 58 percent despite remaining the dominant fuel in China, said the BP Statistical Review 2019, which was released in Beijing on Tuesday.

China's renewables consumption grew by 29 percent in 2018, accounting for 45 percent of global renewables consumption growth, figures from the 68th annual edition of BP's Statistical Review of World Energy showed.

The report said solar consumption in China grew the fastest in 2018, posting a 51 percent increase year-on-year, followed by wind, which grew 24 percent compared with the same period the previous year. Biomass and geothermal witnessed a year-on-year increase of 14 percent and hydro grew by 3.2 percent, it said.