China Power Capacity Gains 10% as Consumption Rises, Xinhua Says

China’s power-generation capacity gained 10 percent last year, matching the increase in 2009, as consumption rose, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

Installed capacity climbed to 962,190 megawatts in 2010, the news agency reported, citing data from the China Electricity Council. Thermal power capacity accounted for 706,630 megawatts last year, or 73 percent of the total, Xinhua said.