China’s wind and solar power generation capacity to surpass coal in 2024

China’s installed capacity for wind and solar energy will exceed that of coal for the first time by the end of this year, according to an estimate made by the country’s power trade association, as the country remains on track towards sourcing 80 per cent of its energy needs from non-fossil fuel sources by 2060, when it plans to be carbon-neutral.

Non-fossil energy, which includes nuclear and hydropower, already accounts for over half of the power generating capacity in the world’s second-biggest economy.