Renewable energy generation soars in China

Rises 30.3% to 968 billion kilowatt hours in 2012.

The State Electricity Regulatory Commission said solar electrical energy generation leapt 414% year-on-year to 3.5 billion kWh while hydroelectricity rose 29% year-on-year to 864.1 billion kWh. Wind electricity increased 36% year-on-year to 100.4 billion kWh.

Last year, 21 provinces took part in generation rights trading with electricity trade volume climbing to 109.75 billion kWh, up 2.9% year-on-year.

Ttrade volume was equal to 8.33 million tons of standard coal and could reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 214,900 tons and carbon dioxide emissions by 21.7 million tons.