This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows part of the Xinghuo water surface photovoltaic power station of Daqing Oilfield under PetroChina in Daqing, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's power generation grew 5.2 percent year on year to 704.4 billion kilowatt-hours in October, official data showed Wednesday.
A breakdown of the data showed growth in the output of thermal power, hydropower, and solar power went up 4 percent, 21.8 percent, and 15.3 percent year on year, respectively, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The nuclear power output fell 0.2 percent, and that of wind power was down by 13.1 percent.
In the first ten months, the country's power generation expanded 4.4 percent from one year ago to about 7.33 trillion kilowatt-hours.