China added nearly 50 GW of solar capacity between January and November last year , taking its total to about 125.8 , a 67 YoY increase , according to government statistics . Figures from the country 's National Energy Administration ( NEA ) indicated that about 23.97 GW of solar was added between July and November , bringing total solar additions for the first 11 months of 2017 to about 48.4 GW . Utility-scale PV projects generated about 93.2 billion kWh of electricity, while distributed-generation solar installations produced 13.7 billion kWh. Meanwhile Chinese solar schemes generated a record 2000 kWh of electricity over the same period , up 72 % overall , figures indicated .
China added nearly 50 GW of solar capacity between January and November last year , taking its total to about 125.8 , a 67 YoY increase , according to government statistics . Figures from the country 's National Energy Administration ( NEA ) indicated that about 23.97 GW of solar was added between July and November , bringing total solar additions for the first 11 months of 2017 to about 48.4 GW . Meanwhile Chinese solar schemes generated a record 2000 kWh of electricity over the same period , up 72 % overall , figures indicated .