A drone photo taken on Aug. 25, 2026 shows the rooftop photovoltaic devices of a company in Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. China's installed photovoltaic (PV) power capacity surpassed coal-fired power capacity for the first time, making PV the country's largest power source by installed capacity, the National Energy Administration said Tuesday.

China's installed PV power capacity reached 1.286 billion kilowatts at the end of July, according to the administration. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)