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China's Solar Capacity to Surpass Coal

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Solar power is set to overtake coal as China's largest source of generation capacity by the end of this quarter, according to the China Electricity Council. Installed solar capacity reached 1,274 GW by the end of June, just 1 GW below coal. This rapid renewable energy build-out is straining the grid, with solar utilization falling to 91.4% in H1 due to increased curtailment.

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