China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says solar installations reached 160 GW between January and September 2024, with cumulative capacity hitting 770 GW by August.

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Last year China added 100gw in last 3 months. Only 56gw in last 3 months this year would equal 2023 capacity additions.

Starting in June of this year, thermal electricity production has gone down even as total electric demand has increased. A tipping point for China’s energy seems to have been reached.