China has rapidly expanded its renewable energy capacity, setting new global records in solar and wind power installations. Between January and May 2025, China added 198 gigawatts (GW) of solar and 46 GW of wind capacity, generating as much electricity as entire countries like Indonesia or Turkey. In May alone, China installed 93 GW of solar panels, equivalent to nearly 100 solar panels every minute, and surpassing the entire U.S. solar installation for the year 2024, which was 50 GW. By the end of May 2025, China's total installed renewable energy capacity reached approximately 2.09 billion kilowatts (2,090 GW), more than doubling its capacity since 2020 and representing about one-third of the nation's total power capacity. China accounted for 60% of global renewable energy additions in 2024, with a record investment of $625 billion in clean energy that year, which is one-third of the total global investment. Currently, China is responsible for constructing 74% to 75% of all solar and wind projects under development worldwide, with about 510 GW of renewable projects underway out of a global total of 689 GW. This rapid build-out positions China as the leader in renewable energy infrastructure and is expanding its global influence in the clean energy sector. Despite also continuing to build coal plants, China's renewable capacity growth is outpacing other regions, including the United States, which installed 357 GW of wind and solar capacity over its entire history compared to China's 2024 additions alone. The scale and speed of China's renewable energy expansion are contributing to its ambition to reduce the marginal cost of electricity to near zero and to become a dominant 'electrostate' in the global energy landscape.