China Installed 7.21 Gigawatts Of Solar In Q1’17

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China Installed 7.21 Gigawatts Of Solar In Q1’17

May 5th, 2017 by Joshua S Hill

QuoteChina installed an impressive 7.21 gigawatts of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2017, and generated 21.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, up 80% over the same period a year earlier.
According to a statement from the country’s National Energy Administration, China added 7.21 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in the first quarter, made up of 4.78 GW of utility-scale solar, and 2.43 GW of distributed solar PV. This brings the country’s cumulative solar PV capacity up to almost 85 GW.

However, curtailment issues still plague various regions in China. While curtailment/abandonment figures for Ningxia and Gansu dropped by 10% and 19% respectively, the regions of Qinghai, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia all saw their curtailment issues increase by 9%, 11%, and 8% respectively, while Xinjiang’s curtailment figure is still astronomically high, at 39%.

China Installed 7.21 Gigawatts Of Solar In Q1’17

For something that conservative say doesn't work China certainly doesn't listen.

 

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For something that conservative say doesn't work China certainly doesn't listen.

Good for them. Now if they can just get the "all those extra people" problem under control.