Clean energy sources generate more electricity in China

 BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sources of clean energy generated 106.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in July, up 31 percent from a year ago, according to figures released by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) Tuesday.

During the first seven months, sources of clean energy generated 505.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, accounting¹ for 18.4 percent of total on-grid power, up 1.9 percentage points year on year.

In July, wind-generated electricity grew 56.7 percent, marking the fastest growth pace, followed by hydro-power electricity, which expanded by 33.9 percent.

In the January-July period, electricity from wind power, hydropower and nuclear power increased by 29.7 percent, 15.6 percent and 15.3 percent, respectively.

By the end of July, hydropower generation capacity increased by 6.1 percent year on year to 202.63 million kilowatts². Nuclear power generation capacity added 16.2 percent to 12.57 million kilowatts. Wind power generation capacity stood at 53.81 million kilowatts, up 37.1 percent.

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n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

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千瓦( kilowatt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It's about 500 kilowatts per hour on average. 年用电量平均为每小时500千瓦。 来自商贸英语会话
• We have an emergency-standby electric generator with a capacity of 300 kilowatts. 我们有一台三百千瓦的事故备用发电机。