China officially added 24.4GW of solar power capacity in the first half of 2017, according to new government data.
The figures were released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on Friday evening. The equivalent figure in 2016 was 22GW and in 2015 just 7.7GW.
The 2017 numbers are in line with those published by the China PV Industry Association last month.
NEA data confirms grid connection for the purposes of subsidy awards so does not necessarily suggest H1 construction of just 24.4GW. The primary driver for large H1 totals in NEA data is the cut-off for feed-in tariff (FiT) support prior to a degression.
