This photo shows a major onshore wind power project in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Dec. 30, 2022. (Xinhua)
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) - China's installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic (PV) power generation hit record high stood at 125 million kilowatts (kW) in 2022, Wang Dapeng, an official with the National Energy Administration (NEA), told a press conference on Monday.
In 2022, China's renewable energy showed a good momentum with outstanding operation quality as well as strong industrial competitiveness. The newly installed capacity of renewable energy reached 152 million kW, accounting for 76.2 percent of the country's installed power generation capacity.
By the end of 2022, China's installed renewable energy capacity had reached 1.213 billion kW, accounting for 47.3 percent of the country's total installed power generation capacity, an increase of 2.5 percentage points over 2021.
Noting China's progress in major projects in the renewable energy sector, Wang said that the country's 48 newly approved pumped storage projects reached a record high of 68.9 gigawatts of new energy capacity in 2022.
Wang added that while maintaining the leading position globally, China's renewable energy development has also made an important contribution to global emission reduction and has become an important contributor to the global fight against climate change. In 2022, China's exports of wind power and PV products helped other countries and regions cut carbon dioxide emissions by 573 million tonnes per month. (Edited by Jiang Feifan with Xinhua Silk Road, 346129473@qq.com)
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