Renewable energy now exceeds 50% of installed capacity

China's installed capacity of renewable energy has exceeded 1.45 billion kilowatts this year, accounting for more than 50 percent of the country's total installed power generation capacity, according to data released by the National Energy Administration.

Renewable energy has become a new force to ensure electricity supply in China in 2023 amid the country's green energy transition, it said.

China has been accelerating the pace of green and low-carbon energy transformation in 2023, with installed capacity for wind and solar exceeding one billion kilowatts, playing a more than ever important role in newly installed power capacity in the country, said the administration. 

China has been stepping up efforts in construction of its renewable energy power base in the country's Gobi Desert and other arid regions. By the end of November, the first batch has been completed and connected to the grid, with a total capacity of 45.16 million kilowatts. The second and third batches, totaling over 50 million kilowatts, have been approved and are currently under construction, it said.

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