Wind, solar power installed capacities surge in China

China's installed capacity for generating wind and solar power increased dramatically in the first two months of the year as the country revs up efforts to achieve carbon neutrality, official data showed, according to The Xinhua News Agency reports. http://www.chinaview.cn/

In the January-February period, the installed capacity of wind power jumped 17.5% year on year to reach 330 mln kilowatts, said the National Energy Administration.

Solar power installed capacity reached 320 mln kilowatts during the period, a surge of 22.7% from a year ago, the data showed.

By the end of last month, China's total installed power generation capacity stood at 2.39 bln kilowatts, up 7.8% year on year.

The world's second-largest economy has announced that it will strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

To that end, China aims to gradually increase the share of non-fossil energy consumption to around 20% by 2025, around 25% by 2030, and over 80% by 2060, according to a document released by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council.