BEIJING — China's output of power batteries surged 176.4 percent year-on-year to 206.4 GWh in the first half of the year, according to industry data.

In the January-June period, the country produced 123.2 GWh of lithium iron phosphate batteries, up 226.8 percent from a year ago, data from China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance showed.

The output of ternary lithium batteries stood at 82.9 GWh, up 125 percent year-on-year, the data showed.

A total of 110.1 GWh of batteries were installed in China's electric vehicles during the period, up 109.8 percent year-on-year.

In June alone, the output of power batteries was 41.3 GWh, up 171.7 percent from last year.