Power generation in China increased by 19% in the first quarter
Time:2021-04-19 14:24:36 Source:CCTDCOAL
China's power production grew faster in March 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
In March 2021, China's absolute power generation capacity was 657.9 billion kilowatt-hours, up 17.4 percent year on year, up 12.0 percent over March 2019, and up 5.8 percent on two-year average, with a daily average of 21.22 billion kilowatt-hours.
In March, thermal power, nuclear power and wind power continued to grow, while hydropower and solar power declined. Thermal power grew by 25.7% year on year, with a two-year average growth of 7.8% based on March 2019. Hydropower decreased by 11.5 percent, with a two-year average decrease of 8.8 percent; Nuclear power grew by 11.7%, with a two-year average growth of 9.2%; Wind power grew by 4.0%, with a two-year average growth of 10.8%; Solar power fell 0.6%, with a two-year average growth of 3.9%.
Specifically, in March, the country's absolute thermal power generation capacity was 495.3 billion kWh, up 25.7% year on year; Absolute hydropower generation capacity was 67 billion kilowatt-hours, down 11.5 percent year on year; Nuclear power generated 34.2 billion kilowatt-hours, up 11.7 percent year on year; Absolute wind power generation capacity was 47.3 billion kilowatt-hours, up 4% year on year; Absolute solar power generation was 14.1 billion kilowatt-hours, down 0.6 percent year on year.
From January to March 2021, China's absolute power generation capacity reached 1,905.1 billion kilowatt-hours, up 19% year on year and 0.5 percentage points lower than that of the previous two months.
Of this, the country's absolute thermal power generation capacity was 1437.9 billion kilowatt-hours, up 21.1% year on year, and 2.7 percentage points lower than the previous two months. Absolute hydroelectric power generation capacity was 195.9 billion kilowatt-hours, up 0.5% year on year, or 8 percentage points lower than that in the first two months. Nuclear power generation was 92.6 billion kilowatt-hours, up 18.8% year on year, or 4.6 percentage points lower than in the first two months. The absolute wind power generation capacity was 140.1 billion kilowatt-hours, up 30.9% year on year, or 18.1 percentage points lower than that in the first two months. The absolute solar power generation capacity was 38.8 billion kilowatt-hours, up 14.1 percent year on year, or 11.7 percentage points lower than that in the first two months.
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