BeijingChina’s solar capacity hit 1,286 gigawatts by July.

Yet coal still generates more electricity than solar delivers today.

Capacity measures noon-clear-sky output, not what plants actually deliver, so shares diverge for years.

A multi-trillion-yuan grid program must add transmission and storage to convert capacity into power.

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South China Morning Post
foregrounds China's 80% global solar dominance, specific capacity milestone (1,286 GW, 31.5% of total)

Sources: South China Morning Post