China is building almost twice as much green energy capacity as the rest of the world – NGO

Moscow, July 11 — China The Global Energy Monitor (GEM) said on Thursday that it aims to build almost twice as much renewable energy capacity as the rest of the world combined.

“China strengthens its position as a world leader in renewable energy development, with 180 GW of utility-scale solar and 159 GW of wind under construction. The combined value of the two is almost twice that of the rest of the world combined and enough to power all South Korea“- we read in the GEM report.

Compared, United States builds solar and wind power plants with a total capacity of 40 gigawatts on an industrial scale.

“China added almost twice as much utility-scale solar and wind capacity in 2023 than in any other year. By the first quarter of 2024. China the total capacity of solar and wind power plants reached 758 GW, although data from China Electric Power Council “The total capacity, including distributed solar energy, was estimated at 1,120 GW,” the report reads.

In March, the president of China Xi Jinping stressed the importance of increasing efforts to facilitate high-quality green energy development in China.

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