NEA: China's power capacity expands 11% YoY by end-September

China's total installed power generation capacity reached 4.13 billion kilowatts (kW) by the end of September, up 11.2% from the year-ago level, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on October 26.

Solar capacity stood at 1.31 billion kW, up 16.5% on year, and wind reached 700 million kW, up 20.4%. The two combined represented 48.7% of China's total installed capacity. Thermal capacity, mostly coal-fired, rose 6.0% to 1.59 billion kW while hydropower at 457.25 million kW was higher by 3.3%,