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China's installed wind power capacity tops world
Updated: 2011-01-17 16:37
By Gao Yuan (chinadaily.com.cn)
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The country's total installed wind power capacity exceeded 41.8 million kilowatts in 2010 with about 16 million kilowatts of new turbines installed last year, the report said.
The previous nation with the highest installed capacity was the United States, it said.
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