BEIJING — China's renewable energy generation rose 8.4 percent year-on-year to 2.21 trillion kWh in 2020, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Jan 30.

By the end of last year, the total national installed capacity of renewable energy generation had hit 934 million kilowatts, up 17.5 percent year-on-year.

Meanwhile, the country wasted less renewable energy in 2020 amid a rising utilization rate, according to the NEA.

The utilization rate of hydropower came in at 96.61 percent last year, up 0.73 percentage points year-on-year, while the average utilization rate of wind power reached 97 percent, up 1 percentage point year-on-year.