China to More Than Triple Solar Power Capacity in Five Years
- Country to add as much as 20 gigawatts of solar power annually
- China surpasses Germany in total solar installations in 2015
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China plans to more than triple solar power capacity by 2020 to as much as 143 gigawatts to help reduce carbon emissions.
The country will add 15 to 20 gigawatts of photovoltaic power annually in the next five years, Nur Bekri, head of the National Energy Administration, said in a conference in Beijing on Monday.