In 2018, China added 44.1GW of new solar PV installations

According to official data released by the National Energy Administration, the new deployed capacity of China's PV market in 2018 was about 44.
1 GW, which is about 500 MW more than the 43.
6 GW announced by the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) last week
.

The National Energy Administration revealed that as of the end of December, China's cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity reached 174.
63 GW, and the installed capacity of wind power exceeded 184.
2 GW
.

In addition, China's cumulative nuclear power capacity reached 44.
66 GW, thermal power 1,143.
6 GW, and hydropower 352.
36 GW
.

According to the National Energy Administration, in 2017, the newly installed photovoltaic capacity reached a record 52.
83 GW
.

The China Photovoltaic Industry Association submitted its own statistics last week and said that of the 43.
6 GW of solar deployed in 2018, about 10 GW came from distributed generation
.