China's installed capacity of photovoltaic power reached 1.08 billion kilowatts at the end of May, according to the latest data released by the National Energy Administration.
The figure accounted for nearly 30 percent of the country's total installed power generation capacity.
The National Energy Administration also reported that the cumulative grid-connected electricity generated from solar energy in the first five months of the year amounted to nearly 200 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 57 percent.
At present, China's photovoltaic installed capacity has increased by 830 million kilowatts compared to that at the end of 2020.
"The installed capacity of solar energy has exceeded 1 billion kilowatts, reflecting the continuous optimization of China's energy structure and its accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system. Meanwhile, large-scale integration of photovoltaic power is profoundly changing the country's energy production and consumption patterns," said Gui Xiaoyang, deputy director of the New Energy and Renewable Energy Department at the National Energy Administration.
China's installed capacity of solar energy rises to 1 bln kilowatts
With China assuming the rotating presidency on Friday, the United Nations Security Council will focus its work in May on revitalizing the authority of the UN Charter and the role of the United Nations, while advancing the political settlement of the Middle East issue, and promoting the stability and development of African countries.
Briefing reporters on the Security Council's priorities for May, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the Security Council for May, made the statement on Friday.
In recent years, the world has been witnessing growing turbulence in the international landscape, with conflicts increasing, divisions widening, and the multilateral system, along with international law, under considerable strain, he said, urging the international community to take urgent actions to uphold the authority of the UN Charter and strengthen the role of the United Nations to prevent the world from "relapsing into the jungle" and "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war".
In this context, Fu said, the Security Council will convene a high-level open debate in May under the theme of upholding the purposes and the principles of the UN Charter and strengthening the UN-centered international system.
Security Council to focus on UN's role, Middle East, Africa in May: Chinese envoy
Security Council to focus on UN's role, Middle East, Africa in May: Chinese envoy
