China surges further ahead in solar power production

China's state-run news site said that the nation has pressed further ahead of other countries in its deployment of solar electricity, adding an additional 20 billion watts (20GW) in the first half of this year alone, according to a Reuters report.
The 20GW installation figure beats most analysts' expectations by a large margin, according to Mohit Anand, a senior analyst for Global Solar Markets with GTM Research.
Anand cautioned that China's National Energy Agency (NEA) has yet to come out with