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Voltaire Staff

China's under-construction solar, wind projects nearly twice the whole world's: Report



China has roughly twice the amount of solar and wind power under construction as compared to the rest of the world combined, a report has claimed.

 

According to a research published by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) on Thursday, China has 180 Gigawatts (GW) of utility-solar power and 150GW of wind power under construction -- in all, 339GW, which is way more than the US' 40 GW under construction.

 

In comparison, its arch competitor, India, as of 2022, had projections of about 60 GW of solar, wind, and hybrid sources of energy under construction, according to the country's Central Electrical Authority.

 

The study only considered solar farms with a capacity of 20MW or more, thus the total volume of solar power in China will be much higher, as small-scale solar farms