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China Installs Record 53 GW of Solar PV in 2017

Solar overtook thermal power generation for the first time in 2017 to become the top new power generation source

February 19, 2018

/ Ankita Rajeshwari
/ Markets & Policy, Solar,
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The year 2017 proved to be an outstanding one for China’s solar industry. The country added an astounding 53.06 GW in solar installations a 54 percent Year over Year (YoY) increase in terms of solar photovoltaic (PV) power capacity addition by the end of 2017 compared to 34.54 GW installed in 2016.

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