The combined capacity of wind and solar farm is expected to surge 75 per cent to 930 giga-watts by 2024. Photo: AFP
The combined capacity of wind and solar farm is expected to surge 75 per cent to 930 giga-watts by 2024. Photo: AFP

Climate change: Renewable energy to meet over 70 per cent of China’s additional power needs in next three years, says IEA

  • Even as state subsidies are being phased out, the rapid growth of onshore wind and solar farm installations is expected to continue
  • Renewable energy expansion is the mainstay of China’s strategy to gradually decarbonise its coal-dominated electricity supply

The combined capacity of wind and solar farm is expected to surge 75 per cent to 930 giga-watts by 2024. Photo: AFP
The combined capacity of wind and solar farm is expected to surge 75 per cent to 930 giga-watts by 2024. Photo: AFP
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