The amount of electricity generated in China in July rose 2.5% year-on-year to a record 883.1 billion kWh, according to the State Statistics Office.
Including generation at hydroelectric power plants jumped 36.2% (to 166.4 billion kWh), at solar power plants – 16.4%, at nuclear power plants – 4.3%. Meanwhile, electricity production at thermal power plants fell by 4.9% (to 574.9 billion kWh).
In January-July, the country generated 5.32 trillion kWh, which is 4.8% higher than in the same period of 2023. At the same time, production at thermal power plants increased by 0.5% (to 3.58 trillion kWh). As reported, China’s power generation in 2023 increased by 5.2% to 8.9 trillion kWh.
