my country’s coal energy share fell below 50% for the first time in the first half of the year

In the first half of the year, the proportion of power generated by coal-fired power plants in my country fell below 50% for the first time. Against this backdrop, China continues to rapidly increase wind and solar power generation capacity human progress Refer to official data.

From January to June, coal-fired power plants generated 2.5 MWh of electricity, accounting for 49.7% of the country’s total power generation. Data from the National Energy Administration shows that coal accounted for less than half for the first time in the first half of the year Total power generation.

At the same time, the capacity of wind power and solar power generation installations continues to grow. As of the end of June, the total installed capacity reached 1.95 billion kilowatts, an annual increase of 16.8%.

In the first six months of this year, wind and solar power plants actually generated more than 1.2 terawatt-hours of electricity. This is enough to meet about a quarter of China’s total electricity consumption.