China added 7.73 GW of solar capacity in H1 – energy regulator

BEIJING | REUTERS — China increased its total solar power capacity by 7.73 gigawatts (GW) in the first half of 2015, China’s top energy regulator said on Tuesday. The National Energy Administration said on its website (www(dot)nea(dot)gov(dot)cn) that total solar power capacity now amounted to 35.78 GW. Of the total, 30.07 GW was in the form of solar power stations, with the remainder consisting of distributed power sources.

By Derick Lila July 30, 20150

BEIJING | REUTERS —
China increased its total solar power capacity by 7.73 gigawatts (GW) in the first half of 2015, China’s top energy regulator said on Tuesday.

The National Energy Administration said on its website (www(dot)nea(dot)gov(dot)cn) that total solar power capacity now amounted to 35.78 GW.

Of the total, 30.07 GW was in the form of solar power stations, with the remainder consisting of distributed power sources.

Derick Lila

Derick is a Clark University graduate—and Fulbright alumni with a Master's Degree in Environmental Science, and Policy. He has over a decade of solar industry research, marketing, and content strategy experience.