IT之家 reported on June 25 that the National Energy Administration announced today that as of the end of May 2026, the country's installed power generation capacity reached 40.1 billion kilowatts, exceeding the total installed capacity of the United States, the European Union, India, Japan, and Russia combined, ranking first globally in scale.
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It is worth noting that from 2010 to 2025, China's installed power generation capacity grew at an average annual rate of 9.7%, higher than that of the United States (1.7%), the European Union (3.2%), India (7.1%), Japan (2.9%), and Russia (1.2%).
From the perspective of installed structure, non-fossil energy installed capacity grew rapidly, becoming the absolute mainstay of new additions. The proportion of coal-fired installed capacity dropped from 61% in 2010 to 32% in May 2026; the proportion of non-fossil energy installed capacity increased from 25% in 2010 to 62% in May 2026. IT之家 noted that since 2010, renewable energy newly added installed capacity accounted for 73% of all newly added installed capacity. Among them, wind and solar newly added installed capacity accounted for 21% and 43% respectively.
In terms of growth rate, the time required for China's installed power generation capacity to add every 10 billion kilowatts has been shortening. In 2011, China's installed capacity exceeded 10 billion kilowatts (10.6 billion kW); in 2019, it exceeded 20 billion kilowatts (20.1 billion kW); in April 2024, it exceeded 30 billion kilowatts (30.1 billion kW); and by the end of May 2026, it exceeded 40 billion kilowatts, with the time required to add every 10 billion kilowatts shortened from 8 years and 5 years to about 2 years.
