Wind and solar power generation both maintained double-digit growth in the first half of the year


Release time:

2020-08-07

The National Energy Administration recently released data on the grid-connected operation of wind and photovoltaic power generation in the first half of 2020: In the first half of the year, wind power generation reached 237.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%; photovoltaic power generation reached 127.8 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 20%, both maintaining double-digit growth. The regions with higher wind power utilization hours were Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guangxi; those with higher photovoltaic utilization hours were in the Northeast.

  The National Energy Administration recently released data on the grid-connected operation of wind and photovoltaic power generation in the first half of 2020: In the first half of the year, wind power generation reached 237.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%; photovoltaic power generation reached 127.8 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 20%, both maintaining double-digit growth. The regions with higher wind power utilization hours are Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guangxi; the regions with higher photovoltaic utilization hours are in Northeast China.

  “In the first half of the year, the cumulative power generation of wind and photovoltaic power accounted for about 11% of the total power generation, a year-on-year increase of 1.5 percentage points, and the role of green energy substitution is continuously strengthening.” A person in charge of the National New Energy Consumption Monitoring and Early Warning Center introduced that the overall consumption and utilization level of new energy is also improving. In the first half of the year, the utilization rates of wind power and photovoltaic power were 96.1% and 97.9%, respectively, increasing by 0.8 and 0.3 percentage points year-on-year, respectively.

  A report from the National New Energy Consumption Monitoring and Early Warning Center shows that with the continuous advancement of resumption of work and production, the growth rate of wind power and photovoltaic installations increased significantly in the second quarter. Among them, the newly installed wind power capacity was 4.28 million kW, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%, and the growth rate increased by 61.2 percentage points compared to the previous quarter; the newly installed photovoltaic capacity was 7.55 million kW, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, and the growth rate increased by 36.9 percentage points compared to the previous quarter. At the same time, the development and layout of wind power and photovoltaic power continue to be optimized. The proportion of wind power installations in the central, eastern, and southern regions accounts for 30.8% of the national wind power installations, a year-on-year increase of 1.7 percentage points; the proportion of distributed photovoltaic installations in the national total photovoltaic installations is 31.1%, a year-on-year increase of 1.5 percentage points.

  The report predicts that the newly installed wind power capacity in the third quarter is expected to maintain steady growth; the photovoltaic power has a large demand for grid connection in the second half of the year, and the installation growth rate in the third quarter is expected to accelerate. In terms of consumption, the growth rate of electricity consumption across society is expected to accelerate in the third quarter, and the overall adequacy of new energy consumption space will further improve. (Source: People's Daily)