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As of March 2025, China's installed capacity of wind and solar power has surpassed 1.48 billion kilowatts, overtaking thermal power. CHN Energy, with a capacity of nearly 120 million kilowatts, is focused on addressing the decommissioning of old wind and solar equipment, anticipating 20 million tonnes of retired solar modules by 2050 and 3 million tonnes of wind turbine blades by 2035.

In October 2025, CHN Energy launched a kiloton-scale recycling line for photovoltaic modules and plans to process over 10,000 tonnes of decommissioned equipment annually starting in 2026. The company is also spearheading initiatives to establish standards for the circular economy in this sector.