What is China's new solar PV capacity?

Image: Sungrow Floating. China’s National Energy Administration has unveiled that the country’s newly added solar PV capacity in the first quarter of 2024 was 45.74GW, up from 33.66GW in the same quarter last year. Previous data from the energy administration showed that the newly installed PV capacity in the first two months was 36.72GW.

How many solar installations are there in China?

According to the National Energy Administration of China, new solar installations reached 216.88GW last year, representing a year-on-year increase of 148.12%. New solar PV installations amounted to 53GW for the month of December, increasing by 144.24% year-on-year and representing nearly a quarter of the entire year’s solar capacity additions.

How many solar panels are there in China in 2023?

Last year, centralised PV installation capacity reached approximately 119GW, higher than distributed solar PV installation’s record of about 96GW. New PV capacity in China reached 216.88GW in 2023, a 148.12% year-on-year increase, according to the National Energy Administration of China.

What was China's new solar PV capacity in the first quarter 2024?

China's newly added solar PV capacity in the in the first quarter of 2024 was 45.7GW, up from 33.7GW in the same quarter last year.

Where are solar power plants located in China?

A large part of the solar power capacity installed in China is in the form of large PV power plants in the west of the country, an area much less populated than the eastern part but with better solar resources and available land.

How many GW of solar power does China have?

By the end of June, the country's total solar capacity reached approximately 710 GW, up 51.6% year on year. Total power generation capacity hit roughly 3.07 TW, up 14.1% from last year. Total installed wind power capacity also expanded to around 470 GW, marking a 19.9% increase.