China’s photovoltaic power generation in the third quarter reached 72.7 billion kWh

According to data released by the National New Energy Consumption Monitoring and Early Warning Center, in the third quarter of this year, China’s photovoltaic power generation reached 72.7 billion kWh, a decrease of 3.1% from the previous month; the national waste of 650 million kWh, an increase of 1.6 year-on-year %; the utilization rate of photovoltaic power generation was 99.1%, an increase of 0.1% year-on-year.

From January to September, China’s waste of electricity was 3.43 billion kWh, and the utilization rate of photovoltaic power generation was 98.3%, an increase of 0.2% year-on-year.

In the third quarter of this year, China’s newly installed photovoltaic capacity increased by 7.2 million kilowatts, an increase of 56.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 43.3% higher than the previous quarter; 58.8% of the total installed capacity, an increase of 28.0% year-on-year.

As of the end of September, China’s photovoltaic grid-connected installed capacity reached 220 million kilowatts. China’s distributed photovoltaic installed capacity was 71.29 million kilowatts, accounting for 32.0% of the total photovoltaic installed capacity, an increase of 0.9% compared with the previous quarter and an increase of 1.2% year-on-year.