China's installed capacity of renewable energy expands in Jan-Nov

BEIJING -- China's installed clean energy capacity reported rapid growth in the January-November period, data from the National Energy Administration (NEA) shows.

By the end of November, the country's installed wind power capacity had soared 29 percent year on year to 300 million kilowatts, and its solar power capacity had reached 290 million kilowatts, up 24.1 percent from a year ago.

China's total installed power generation capacity stood at 2.32 billion kilowatts, growing 9 percent year on year, the NEA data shows.

A circular jointly released by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council said that the country's proportion of non-fossil energy consumption should increase to around 20 percent during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).