In 2020, the installed power generation capacity of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) amounted to approximately 1,560 gigawatts. Of this, thermal power generation capacity was 950 gigawatts, accounting for about 61 percent of the total for that year.
Installed electricity generation capacity of the State Grid Corporation of China in 2019, by source (in gigawatts)
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CEC. (December 31, 2020). Installed electricity generation capacity of the State Grid Corporation of China in 2019, by source (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/302473/china-sgcc-installed-power-generation-capacity-by-source/
CEC. "Installed electricity generation capacity of the State Grid Corporation of China in 2019, by source (in gigawatts)." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302473/china-sgcc-installed-power-generation-capacity-by-source/
CEC. (2020). Installed electricity generation capacity of the State Grid Corporation of China in 2019, by source (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302473/china-sgcc-installed-power-generation-capacity-by-source/
CEC. "Installed Electricity Generation Capacity of The State Grid Corporation of China in 2019, by Source (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302473/china-sgcc-installed-power-generation-capacity-by-source/
CEC, Installed electricity generation capacity of the State Grid Corporation of China in 2019, by source (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302473/china-sgcc-installed-power-generation-capacity-by-source/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Installed electricity generation capacity of the State Grid Corporation of China in 2019, by source (in gigawatts) [Graph], CEC, December 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/302473/china-sgcc-installed-power-generation-capacity-by-source/