China is expected to add 140 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy power generation this year as its electricity consumption continues to grow, according to forecasts from the China Electricity Council (CEC) cited by Reuters . Total new capacity additions are expected at 180 GW, the CEC said in its forecasts. Last year, China added 190.87 GW of new power generation capacity, of which 133 GW was renewable electricity in the form of hydropower, wind power, and solar power, the CEC said last month. New hydropower capacity additions totaled 13.23 GW, wind power additions soared to 71.67 GW, and newly-installed solar capacity reached 48.2 GW in 2020, the data from the CEC showed. China’s renewable capacity additions in 2020 hit a record high , thanks to a surprising surge in wind capacity additions, data compiled by Bloomberg showed. The previous record for new capacity additions was set in 2017, with […]