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Corp of China into five power production firms and two grid companies. The power
production firms went on to expand and ramp up investments, which led to accelerated
capacity installations.
China’s power generation mix has also been evolving and improving as installed
capacity continued its breakneck growth. Figure 4.9 shows the share of multiple
forms of power generation in total installed capacity from 1979 to 2019. For the
first 30 years, data are presented in ten-year intervals, and for the past decade, data
Fig. 4.9 The share of multiple forms of power generation in total installed capacity from 1979 to
2019