National Energy Administration: By the end of August, the cumulative installed capacity of power generation in the country reached approximately 3.13 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 14.0%.

On September 23, the National Energy Administration released the national electricity industry statistics for the period from January to August. As of the end of August, the cumulative installed capacity of power generation in the country was approximately 3.13 billion kilowatts, an increase of 14.0% compared to the same period last year. Among them, the installed capacity of CECEP Solar Energy was approximately 0.75 billion kilowatts, an increase of 48.8% year-on-year; and the installed capacity of wind power was approximately 0.47 billion kilowatts, an increase of 19.9% year-on-year. From January to August, the average utilization of power generation equipment nationwide was 2328 hours, a decrease of 103 hours compared to the same period last year. In the same period, the total investment in power generation projects by major power generation enterprises in the country was 497.6 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year. The investment in grid projects was 333 billion yuan, an increase of 23.1% year-on-year. This article is excerpted from the National Energy Administration, GMTEight editor: Chen Wenfang.