Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold

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 pe

Solar accounted for almost a third of total installed capacity at the end of July, up from virtually nothing just a decade ago.

Solar overtakes coal as China's largest source of installed power capacity  Reuters