BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- China’s installed power generation capacity increased 9.5 percent year on year in the first eight months to 2.28 billion kilowatts, according to the National Energy Administration.

Specifically, the installed capacity of wind power jumped 33.8 percent year on year to about 300 million kilowatts, while that of solar power increased 24.6 percent to 280 million kilowatts.

China’s electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, totaled 5.5 trillion kWh in the January-August period, up 13.8 percent year on year, the administration’s data also showed.

The country has announced that it will strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.