The National Bureau of Statistics released news on October 18 that in September, the growth rate of national electricity production accelerated, with power generation reaching 745.6 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%. The growth rate was 6.6 percentage points faster than that in September, and the average daily power generation was 248.5%. Billions of kilowatt-hours.
In terms of types, in September, the growth rate of thermal power shifted from decline to increase, the growth rate of hydropower and nuclear power accelerated, the decline of wind power narrowed, and the growth rate of solar power fell back. Among them, thermal power increased by 2.3% year-on-year, compared with a decrease of 2.2% in September; hydropower increased by 39.2%, the growth rate was 20.7 percentage points faster than September; nuclear power increased by 6.7%, the growth rate was 1.2 percentage points faster than September; wind power decreased by 1.6%, The decline narrowed by 9.9 percentage points from September; solar power generation increased by 6.8%, and the growth rate dropped by 7.1 percentage points from September.
Specifically, in September, the country's absolute thermal power generation was 497.3 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%; hydropower was 139.4 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 39.2%; nuclear power was 34.5 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%; Wind power generation was 49.8 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year decrease of 1.6%; solar power generation was 24.6 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%.
From January to September, the country’s cumulative power generation reached 6,621.9 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%.
In terms of types, from January to September, the absolute power generation of thermal power was 4,639.7 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%; the hydroelectric power generation was 858.4 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 10.1%; the nuclear power was 322.8 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase. 6%; wind power generation was 583.7 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 13.4%; solar power generation was 217.3 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 11.3%.