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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 03, 2023, 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 03, 2023. 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 03, 2023. 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/
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Year-on-year growth of installed electricity generation capacity in China in 2020 and 2021, by source [Graph], CEC, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/302225/china-power-generation-installed-capacity-growth-by-source/