EnergyReader · 2026-08-02 15:27

China's 2024 renewable buildout pushes power sector to historic emissions inflection

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 2, 2026

The scale of China's renewable buildout became concrete this week (week of 2026-07-27) when Beijing confirmed plans to add over 300 million kW of new renewable peak capacity over the next five years, part of a target to reach 3.5 billion kW of total installed renewable power capacity by 2030. That trajectory builds on 2024, when China installed roughly 360 GW of wind and solar, contributing more than half of global additions that year.

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