China will have more installed solar power capacity than coal-fired generation capacity as early as this quarter, Chinese authorities have said. As of the end of June, solar power capacity stood at 1,274 gigawatts (GW), just below the total coal-fired installed capacity of 1,275 GW. “The incremental growth of non-fossil energy power generation accounted for 70.7 percent of the total incremental power generation nationwide,” the official added. The share of coal averaged 49.7% of China's total electricity output in the first half of this year, official data showed on Thursday. Renewable energy accounted for 41.2% of China's total electricity generation in the first half of 2026, with wind and solar combined generating almost 25% of the total power output.