Total electricity consumption exceeded 3.33 trillion kilowatt-hours, a 5.4 percent increase, solar capacity at 1.25 billion kW, wind at 660 million kW

As reported by CCTV+, according to official data released on Monday, China’s total installed power generation capacity reached 3.99 billion kilowatts by the end of April, an increase of 14.2 percent year on year.

According to the National Energy Administration, from January to April, installed solar power capacity continued to grow, rising 26.2 percent year on year to 1.25 billion kilowatts.

Installed wind power capacity also showed significant growth over the period, increasing by 22 percent to 660 million kilowatts.

In the first four months of the year, China’s total electricity consumption exceeded 3.33 trillion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 5.4 percent.

3.99 billion kilowatts of total capacity. 1.25 billion from the sun. 660 million from the wind. China’s energy sector is shifting to green rails faster than anyone expected. The sun and wind are no longer just an addition — they are becoming the foundation. Consumption is growing — up 5.4 percent. But generation is keeping pace. The question is not whether China can power its factories and cities. It can. The question is when other countries will stop talking about clean energy and start building it on the same scale. While they debate the climate, China is already connecting new gigawatts. And the sun shining over its fields is not just shining. It is working.