National Bureau of Statistics: Solar Power Generation Grows by 6.8% in September, Growth Rate Drops by 7.1%

2023-10-17 11:18:49

In September, the growth rate of thermal power turned from decline to increase, the growth rate of hydropower and nuclear power accelerated, the decline rate of wind power narrowed, and the growth rate of solar power fell.

The Digital New Energy DataBM. Com was informed that on October 18, the National Bureau of Statistics released the energy production situation in September. In September, 745.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated, up 7.7% year-on-year. Among them, solar power generation increased by 6.8%, and the growth rate dropped by 7.1 percentage points compared with August. The growth rate of solar power generation has fallen.

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In September, the production of major energy products in industries above designated size maintained a year-on-year growth. Compared with August, the production of raw coal and crude oil slowed down, while the production of natural gas and electricity accelerated.

1. Production of raw coal, crude oil and natural gas and related situations

Raw coal production remained stable and imports grew rapidly. In September, 390 million tons of raw coal were produced, up 0.4% year-on-year, 1.6 percentage points slower than in August, with an average daily output of 13.1 million tons. Coal imports were 42.14 million tons, up 27.8% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 23.0 percentage points lower than that in August.

From January to September, 3.44 billion tons of raw coal were produced, up 3.0% over the same period last year. Coal imports 350 million tons, an increase of 73.1% over the same period.

Crude oil production grew steadily and imports grew rapidly. In September, crude oil production was 16.87 million tons, up 0.3% year-on-year, 2.8 percentage points slower than in August, with an average daily output of 562,000 tons. Crude oil imports were 45.74 million tons, up 13.7% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 17.2 percentage points lower than that in August.

From January to September, the 15672 of crude oil production was million tons, up 1.9% over the same period last year. Crude oil imports of 424 million 270 thousand tons, an increase of 14.6% over the same period.

Crude oil processing has maintained a relatively rapid growth. In September, 63.62 million tons of crude oil were processed, an increase of 12.0% over the same period last year, and the growth rate dropped by 7.6 percentage points compared with August, with an average daily processing of 2.121 million tons of crude oil. From January to September, 554.84 million tons of crude oil were processed, up 11.5% year-on-year. The growth rate of

natural gas production has accelerated and imports have remained stable. In September, 17.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced, up 9.3% year-on-year, 3.0 percentage points faster than in August, with an average daily output of 600 million cubic meters. Imports of natural gas were 10.15 million tons, up 0.4% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 22.6 percentage points lower than that in August.

From January to September, 170.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced, up 6.4% over the same period last year. Imports of natural gas 87 million 770 thousand tons, an increase of 8.2% over the same period.

2. Power production

The growth rate of power production is accelerating. In September, 745.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated, up 7.7% year-on-year, 6.6 percentage points faster than in August, with an average daily power generation of 24.85 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to September, power generation was 6,621.9 billion kwh, up 4.2% year-on-year.

In terms of varieties, in September, the growth rate of thermal power changed from decline to increase, the growth rate of hydropower and nuclear power accelerated, the decline rate of wind power narrowed, and the growth rate of solar power fell. Among them, thermal power increased by 2.3% year-on-year, and decreased by 2.2% in August; hydropower increased by 39.2%, and the growth rate was 20.7 percentage points faster than that in August; nuclear power increased by 6.7%, and the growth rate was 1.2 percentage points faster than that in August; wind power decreased by 1.6%, and the decline was 9.9 percentage points narrower than that in August; Solar power generation grew by 6.8%, and the growth rate dropped by 7.1 percentage points compared with August.

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