China says their solar power has outpaced coal for the first time ever
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Tue, 1 September 2026
3 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)09:13first to report
Die Kommunistische Partei forciert den Ausbau der Sonnenenergie seit Jahren. Auch wenn der Aufbau von Photovoltaikanlagen zurückgeht, meldet Peking nun einen neuen Meilenstein.
- euronews.com09:40
China has seen an explosive growth in its renewable installation, with coal's share in its energy mix edging down in recent years.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)11:16
La capacità fotovoltaica installata in Cina ha superato per la prima volta quella delle centrali a carbone, diventando la maggiore categoria di fonte elettrica del Paese per capacità installata. Lo ha annunciato la National Energy Administration (Nea). A fine luglio, la capacità complessiva di generazione elettrica del Paese è arrivata a 4,08 miliardi di kW, […] L'articolo La Cina delle rinnovabili: la capacità installata del fotovoltaico supera quella delle centrali a carbone proviene da Il...
Wed, 2 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post01:00
Solar power has overtaken coal as China’s largest source of installed power generation capacity for the first time, marking a landmark shift in the world’s largest energy market, according to government data. By the end of July, China’s installed photovoltaic capacity had reached 1,286 gigawatts, accounting for 31.5 per cent of the total, the National Energy Administration (NEA) reported on Tuesday. The agency called the milestone a “signature achievement” in China’s green and low-carbon...
- France Info (France)07:15
Pour la première fois, la puissance solaire installée en Chine dépasse celle de ses centrales à charbon. Mëme si le charbon reste de très loin la principale source de production d'électricité dans le pays, ce basculement spectaculaire illustre l'essor des énergies renouvelables.
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- livescience.com09:36
China is rapidly expanding its ability to harness renewable energy sources.
Fri, 4 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post04:00
Even as China installs new solar and wind power capacity faster than the rest of the world combined, it is setting new benchmarks for the technologies through innovation. This year alone, Chinese companies and researchers have generated the first electricity from high-altitude winds 4,000 metres above Earth, cleared the last hurdle to commercialising a cheaper and more efficient alternative to silicon solar panels, begun trials of the world’s most powerful floating and fixed-bottom offshore...
- iDNES (Czechia)10:40
Instalovaná kapacita solárních elektráren v Číně poprvé překonala kapacitu tamních uhelných elektráren, informovala čínská vláda. Ve fotovoltaice má asijská velmoc kolem 1 288 gigawattů, v uhlí 1 285.
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews08:12
Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2,702 TWh of electricity in 2025, up 35 TWh from 2,667 TWh in 2024.