China built nearly 31 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power capacity from January to June, up 137% from a year earlier, with full-year installations on course to hit a record high, an industry group said on Thursday.

Wang Bohua, Honorary President of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, said in a presentation that the total solar power capacity increased by 25.8% compared to last year, reaching 340 GW. Total installations over the year are expected to be between 75 GW and 90 GW in 2022, Wang said, beating last year’s record of 54.9 GW.

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It is stated that this year, the solar energy capacity in China will increase by 75-90 thousand MW, breaking a record.

While solar power capacity in China is predicted to reach a record level with new investments that will come into operation this year, according to the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) data, it is predicted that China’s solar power capacity will increase by 75-90 GW in 2022.

CPIA President Wang Bohua emphasized that China has the opportunity to increase its solar power capacity by 83-99,000 MW each year in the period 2022-2025.

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The UK’s solar sector will double in size by 2030 – but to hit net zero it needs to triple, warns Solar Energy UK. The industry body claims 40GW of solar capacity must be in place by 2030 if the UK is to remain on target to reach net zero by 2050, as set out in its national climate commitments.

In a new report, Solar Energy UK predicts such a scaling up of capacity could create 13,000 new jobs across the sector and drive £17 billion of additional economic activity, while simultaneously cutting national carbon emissions by 21.2 million tonnes per year, or around 4.7%.

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