BEIJING — China generated more electricity from clean energy resources in the first half of 2015, as the country strived to boost the use of non-fossil fuel sources in its energy structure.

Electricity generated from non-fossil energy increased 16 percent year on year in the first six months, said to Liu Qi, vice-chief of the National Energy Administration, at a press conference on July 27.

In the first half year, the amount of hydropower generated increased by 13.3 percent from a year earlier, while nuclear power rose 34.8 percent, and wind power jumped 16 percent year-on-year.

Meanwhile, about 22.9 percent of the total electricity generated in the country was from non-fossil energy, up 3 percentage points compared to the amount recorded during the same period last year, Liu said.

China aims to raise the share of non-fossil fuels in its primary energy consumption to around 20 percent by 2030, according to a national plan submitted to the United Nations in June. The ratio was 11.2 percent in 2014.