NEA: China's power capacity tops 4 billion kW

China's total installed power generation capacity reached 4.01 billion kW by the end of May, up 11% year on year, according to data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on June 25. This marks the first time any country has surpassed the 4-billion-kW threshold, reflecting the continued rapid expansion of China's power system, the NEA noted.

The scale-up has accelerated markedly over the past two decades. China took about two years to grow its capacity from 3 billion kW to 4 billion kW, compared with eight years for the 1-2 billion kW expansion and five years for the 2-3 billion kW phase. Between 2010 and