Solar power saw the greatest capacity growth rate of any energy source in China in 2021. That year, solar power capacity increased by 20.9 percent compared to the previous year. This compared to an overall power capacity growth of 7.9 percent.
Year-on-year growth of installed electricity generation capacity in China in 2020 and 2021, by source
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CEC. (January 26, 2022). Year-on-year growth of installed electricity generation capacity in China in 2020 and 2021, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/302225/china-power-generation-installed-capacity-growth-by-source/
CEC. "Year-on-year growth of installed electricity generation capacity in China in 2020 and 2021, by source." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302225/china-power-generation-installed-capacity-growth-by-source/
CEC. (2022). Year-on-year growth of installed electricity generation capacity in China in 2020 and 2021, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302225/china-power-generation-installed-capacity-growth-by-source/
CEC. "Year-on-year Growth of Installed Electricity Generation Capacity in China in 2020 and 2021, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302225/china-power-generation-installed-capacity-growth-by-source/
CEC, Year-on-year growth of installed electricity generation capacity in China in 2020 and 2021, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302225/china-power-generation-installed-capacity-growth-by-source/ (last visited June 28, 2022)