Photovoltaic installed capacity increased by nearly 50%! The National Energy Administration released statistics on the national power industry from January to November.

On December 19, the National Energy Administration released statistics on the national power industry from January to November 2023. By the end of November, the total installed capacity of power generation in China was about 2.85 billion kilowatts, up 13.6% year on year. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power was about 560 million kilowatts , representing a year-on-year increase of 49.9% ; the installed capacity of wind power was about 410 million kilowatts, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.6%.

Before November, the cumulative average utilization of power generation equipment in China was 3282 hours, a decrease of 94 hours compared with the same period last year. Among them, solar power generation was 1218 hours, 42 hours less than same period last year. Power supply projects of major power generation enterprises

in China completed 771.3 billion yuan of investment in the first 11 months of this year. Among them, solar power generation was 320 billion 900 million yuan, an increase of 60.5% over the same period.

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The National Energy Administration released the statistical data

of the national power industry from January to November. On December 19, the National Energy Administration released the statistical data of the national power industry from January to November.

By the end of November, the total installed capacity of power generation in China was about 2.85 billion kilowatts, up 13.6% year on year. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power was about 560 million kilowatts, representing a year-on-year increase of 49.9%; the installed capacity of wind power was about 410 million kilowatts, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.6%.

From January to November, the cumulative average utilization of power generation equipment in China was 3282 hours, 94 hours less than same period last year. Among them, the hydropower is 2927 hours, which is 292 hours less than same period last year; the solar power is 1218 hours, which is 42 hours less than same period last year; the nuclear power is 7001 hours, which is 101 hours more than same period last year; the thermal power is 4040 hours, which is 61 hours more than same period last year; the wind power is 2029 hours, which is 21 hours more than same period last year.

From January to November, the investment in power supply projects of major power generation enterprises in China was 771.3 billion yuan, an increase of 39.6% over the same period last year. Among them, solar power was 320.9 billion yuan, an increase of 60.5%; nuclear power was 77.4 billion yuan, an increase of 45.3%; wind power was 20.2 billion yuan, an increase of 33.7%. Power grid projects completed investment of 445.8 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9% over the same period last year.