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2016 Q2 electricity statistics

Published on: July 19, 2016

Original title: 2016年1-6月全国电力工业统计数据一览表
Links: Original source (in Chinese) (link).
Same statistics for (Q2 2016) (Q2 2015) (Q2 2014) (Q2 2013) (Q2 2012) (Q2 2011) (Q2 2010) (Q2 2009).

2016 Q2 National electric power industry statistics

Indicator Unit Year to date YoY change (±, % or % point)
National total power production GWh 2,759,500 1.0
Of which: Hydropower GWh 481,100 13.4
Thermal power GWh 2,057,900 -3.1
Nuclear power GWh 96,500 24.9
Wind power GWh 123,200 24.4
National total power consumption GWh 2,775,900 2.7
Of which: primary industry power cons. GWh 47,500 7.7
Secondary industry power cons. GWh 1,975,900 0.5
Of which: industrial power cons. GWh 1,942,000 0.5
Of which: light industry power cons. GWh 329,100 3.3
Heavy industry power cons. GWh 1,612,900 0.0
Tertiary industry power cons. GWh 370,900 9.2
Household power cons. GWh 381,600 7.7
Total installed capacity (units >6MW) MW 1,524,820 11.3
Of which: Hydropower MW 280,770 4.7
Thermal power MW 1,019,350 7.9
Nuclear power MW 29,610 33.8
Wind power MW 137,080 30.7
Coal cons. (avg.) g/kWh 311 -2.9
Transmission and distribution losses % 6.1 0.3
National heat supply TJ 2,079,670 10.3
Coal consumed for national heat supply kt 118,970 8.3
National power supply GWh 2,349,900 1.6
National power sales GWh 2,206,300 1.3
National transmission and distribution losses GWh 143,600 6.5
Full load hours (national avg.) hours 1797 -138
Of which:Hydro power hours 1658 146
Thermal power hours 1,964 -194
Nuclear power hours 3,347 -109
Wind power hours 917 -85
Power plant own consumption (nat. avg.) % 4.9 -0.2
Of which:Hydro power % 0.3 -0.1
Thermal power % 6 -0.1
Completed investment in power projects Million RMB 121,000 -8.7
Of which:Hydro power Million RMB 22,700 -17.9
Thermal power Million RMB 37,900 -6.4
Nuclear power Million RMB 21,800 5.1
Completed investment in power grid construction projects Million RMB 218,000 33.2
Installed generation capacity, additions MW 56,990 1360
Of which:Hydro power MW 4,370 -68
Thermal power MW 27,110 367
New 220 kV and above substation equipment capacity (AC) MVA 114,960 -2006
Network length (>220 kV), additions km 14,801 -3135
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