As of August, China's wind and solar farms had a combined installed capacity of 1,206 gigawatts (GW), smashing a target the country had set for 2030. And its run of vigorous renewable energy expansion isn't over, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. But how easy is it to integrate renewable energy into the power grid?
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The power grid's solar and wind problem in China
Power grid will come under increasing pressure as China's renewables surge continues
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Workers of grid operator China Southern Power Grid inspect power cables connecting transmission towers in Dongguan, China, in May 2018. © Reuters
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