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.
Sun, 20 September 2026
1 report- oilprice.com17:00
China is on pace to overtake the US in nuclear power, and its new IAEA deal to share reactor tech marks a shift from secrecy to cooperation.
Mon, 21 September 2026
1 report- El Mundo (Spain)07:53
La instalación, situada en el desierto del Gobi, combina 900 MW de energía fotovoltaica con una planta termosolar de 100 MW y utiliza sales fundidas para almacenar el calor sin recurrir a baterías de litio Leer
Tue, 22 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post05:41
China has broken ground on the world’s first utility-scale combined supercritical carbon dioxide power generation and molten salt energy storage project, which could help reduce energy waste and improve grid stability. Construction began on the Ruitan demonstration project at China Huaneng’s Bajiao power station in Yantai last week. The project in Shandong province, eastern China, is expected to go into operation next year. During periods when energy demand is low, surplus electricity...
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post06:20
In the latest milestone for China’s heavy-duty gas turbine manufacturers, Shanghai Electric has secured a turnkey contract to deliver equipment to a power plant in Malaysia, giving it a foothold in a market dominated by established foreign players amid a global supply crunch. The state-owned conglomerate, based in the Chinese financial centre, hailed the deal reached earlier this month as evidence of the competitiveness of its integrated solutions and its capacity to design and manufacture...
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews02:52
Credit: Alex Simpson - Unsplash Pakistan has bought its way out of Chinese coal with Chinese solar panels, and Beijing is left holding the bill.
Thu, 8 October 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews22:55
Credit: Andrey Metelev - Unsplash Pakistan’s solar power industry has undergone a quiet revolution. The country’s solar energy capacity, as reported by various sources, likely does not reflect the full deployment of the technology.
Mon, 12 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post08:41
China has begun building the world’s first utility-scale power plant combining two emerging technologies: supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) generation and large-scale molten salt energy storage. The Ruitan project, under construction at a coal-fired power station in Yantai in eastern China’s Shandong province, is intended to demonstrate how combining these technologies can reduce energy wastage and improve the stability of the electrical grid. Electricity produced when demand is low is...
Wed, 14 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post21:30
Be warned. The global economy is likely to experience a recession next year. War across the Middle East is set to escalate, wrecking energy supplies for many years, even as the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble is ripe to burst. This, however, would also create an energy leadership opportunity for China. High energy prices already fuel demand for Chinese renewable energy products and electric vehicles. But as a leader in building coal-fired power plants, China can also offer the global...
Tue, 20 October 2026
1 report- baystreet.ca10:54
China is eager to avoid overcapacity in yet another clean energy sector as it looks to curb excess hydrogen production amid overheated investments in projects. Over the past years, China, the world’s top solar equipment manufacturer, has grappled ...
Wed, 21 October 2026
1 report- anhuinews.com05:30
A local worker makes wooden handicrafts at a company in Wangnao village, Funan county on April 14. (Photo/Xinhua) Wangnao village, located in Funan county, east China's Anhui province, encouraged its residents to start a company and make and sell wooden handcrafts in 2019. The company has now p...
Wed, 28 October 2026
1 report- china.org.cn05:45
By the end of September 2026, China's cumulative installed capacity of wind and solar power reached 2.01 billion kilowatts, the country's National Energy Administration announced on Monday.