###By the end of February, the total cumulative installed power generation capacity reached approximately 2.97 billion kilowatts nationwide

##Solar energy installed capacity increases by 56.9% year-on-year

On March 25, the National Energy Administration released statistical data on the national power industry from January to February. As of the end of February, the country's cumulative installed power generation capacity was approximately 2.97 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power generation is approximately 650 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 56.9%; the installed capacity of wind power is approximately 450 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 21.3%. From January to February, the country's newly added installed power generation capacity was 52.72 million kilowatts. Among them, the newly added installed power generation capacity of wind power and solar energy is 9.89 million kilowatts and 36.72 million kilowatts respectively. The country's major power generation companies completed investment in power supply projects of 76.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%; the power grid projects completed investment of 32.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%. (Ding Yiting)

(From People's Daily Overseas Edition)