China's electrical capacity is 460 million kilowatts (kw) as of the end of June, said an official with the China Electricity Council (CEC) Friday.

According to statistics with the CEC, the capacity newly put into operation in the first half of this year is 20.06 million kw, lower than the estimated figure of 25 to 30 million kw at the beginning of this year, said Wang Yonggan, Secretary-General of the CEC.

Hydropower capacity newly put into operation in the first half of this year is 2.59 million kw, the new coal-fired installed capacity is 17.4 million kw, and wind power capacity is 70,000 kw, he said.

China is estimated to see a new capacity of more than 70 million kw in 2005, including over 60 million in coal-fired power, accounting for 80 percent of the total increase.

By the end of this year, China's electrical capacity will be over 500 million kw, said Wang.

As the new capacity in the first half of this year is less than one-third of the year's planned figure, most power generation units will be put into operation in the second half of the year, he said.

Source: Xinhua