Accelerating deployment in high-altitude areas, China's plateau regions reach 52.9% new energy installed capacity share

According to the China Electricity Council, in recent years China has been stepping up new energy development in high-altitude areas, with projects being implemented at an accelerating pace. The share of new energy installed capacity in plateau regions has risen from an average of 28.5% over the past five years to 52.9%, 4.4 percentage points higher than the national average. As of the end of September 2026, China's new energy power generation installed capacity in high-altitude areas stood at 528 million kilowatts, accounting for 25.6% of the national total. Of this, wind power reached 197 million kilowatts, accounting for 28.1% of the national wind power installed capacity; solar power installed capacity reached 327 million kilowatts, accounting for 24.9% of the national solar power installed capacity; and concentrated solar power (CSP) installed capacity stood at 2.12 million kilowatts.