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China's power generation up 3.6 pct in July

August 21, 2023


Abstract : China's power generation climbed 3.6 percent year on year in July, with the pace of increase widening by 0.8 percentage points compared with that in June, official data showed.

This aerial photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows wind turbines of Honghe Yongning wind power plant in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group/Handout via Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's power generation climbed 3.6 percent year on year in July, with the pace of increase widening by 0.8 percentage points compared with that in June, official data showed.

In July, the country's daily average power generation reached 27.3 billion kilowatt-hours, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

A breakdown of the data showed growth in the output of thermal power, nuclear power, wind power, and solar power, up 7.2 percent, 2.9 percent, 25 percent, and 6.4 percent year on year, respectively, during the period, the NBS data showed.

However, the country's hydropower output fell 17.5 percent from a year earlier, narrowing by 16.4 percentage points from that in June.

In the first seven months, China's power output expanded 3.8 percent year on year to 5.01 trillion kilowatt-hours, according to the NBS.  

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