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2017 detailed electricity statistics (update of Oct 2018)
Original title: 2017年全国电力工业统计快报数据一览表
Links: Source document (in Chinese) (link). Same statistics for (2019) (2018) (2017) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2013) (2012) (2011) (2010) (2009) (2008) (2007) (2006).
[‘Other thermal’ is calculated from all thermal power generation, minus coal, gas, and biomass fired power generation. Biomass data is from a separate report on renewables (link)]
Main national economy indicators 2017
Unit | 2017 | YoY increase (%) | ||
Population | Population (million) | 1,390.08 | 0.5 | |
Urban population | Population (million) | 813.47482 | 2.6 | |
Rural population | Population (million) | 576.60518 | -2.2 | |
GDP | Million RMB | 82,712,170 | 6.9 | |
Primary industry | Million RMB | 6,546,760 | 3.9 | |
Secondary industry | Million RMB | 33,462,260 | 6.1 | |
Tertiary industry | Million RMB | 42,703,150 | 8.0 | |
Total fixed asset investment | Million RMB | 64,123,840 | 5.7 | |
Total imports and exports | Million US$ | 4,104,500 | 11.4 | |
Exports | Million US$ | 2,263,520 | 7.9 | |
Imports | Million US$ | 1,840,980 | 15.9 | |
Total energy production (as Mtce) | Mt | 3590 | 3.7 | |
Raw coal (Mtce) | Mt | 2498.64 | 3.4 | |
Crude oil (Mtce) | Mt | 272.84 | -3.8 | |
Natural gas (Mtce) | Mt | 193.86 | 7.7 | |
Total energy consumption (Mtce) | Mt | 4490 | 3.0 | |
Raw coal (Mtce) | Mt | 2711.96 | 0.4 | |
Oil (Mtce) | Mt | 844.12 | 4.7 | |
Natural gas (Mtce) | Mt | 314.3 | 16.3 |
Note:The data in this table is extracted from the "China Statistical Summary 2018" prepared by the National Bureau of Statistics。
Basic electric power statistics
Unit | 2016 | 2017 | YoY increase (%) | |||
1. Electric power production | GWh | 6,022,845 | 6,417,109 | 6.55 | ||
Hydro power | GWh | 1,174,837 | 1,193,062 | 1.55 | ||
Of which:Pumped storage | GWh | 30,781 | 32,753 | 6.41 | ||
Thermal power | GWh | 4,327,317 | 4,555,760 | 5.28 | ||
Of which:Coal fired | GWh | 3,945,678 | 4,149,763 | 5.17 | ||
Gas | GWh | 188,280 | 202,760 | 7.69 | ||
Oil | GWh | 2,782 | 2,723 | -2.12 | ||
Nuclear power | GWh | 213,178 | 248,125 | 16.39 | ||
Wind power | GWh | 240,861 | 303,420 | 25.97 | ||
Solar power | GWh | 66,528 | 116,618 | 75.29 | ||
Other | GWh | 123.8 | 124.62 | 0.66 | ||
Generation by thermal power plants 6 MW and above | GWh | 4,312,764 | 4,544,250 | 5.37 | ||
Coal fired | GWh | 3,944,134 | 4,148,458 | 5.18 | ||
Of which:Coal gangue power generation | GWh | 249,828 | 142,276 | -43.05 | ||
Gas-fired | GWh | 186,562 | 201,095 | 7.79 | ||
Of which:Conventional gas | GWh | 180,890 | 195,195 | 7.91 | ||
Coal bed methane power generation | GWh | 4,384 | 5,181 | 18.20 | ||
Oil-fired | GWh | 2,720 | 2,667 | -1.96 | ||
Other | GWh | 179,713 | 192,029 | 6.85 | ||
Of which:Waste heat, waste gas, waste pressure power generation | GWh | 113,760 | 112,866 | -0.79 | ||
Waste incineration power generation | GWh | 30,879 | 37,567 | 21.66 | ||
Crop stalk, bagasse, and forestry residue based power generation | GWh | 34,538 | 41,268 | 19.48 | ||
2. Total power consumption | GWh | 5,971,010 | 6,362,512 | 6.56 | ||
1、全行业用电合计 | GWh | 5,163,311 | 5,492,258 | 6.37 | ||
Primary industry | GWh | 109,324 | 117,512 | 7.49 | ||
Secondary industry | GWh | 4,256,682 | 4,492,224 | 5.53 | ||
—Of which: industry | GWh | 4,183,983 | 4,413,302 | 5.48 | ||
---- Of which:Light industry | GWh | 704,595 | 752,630 | 6.82 | ||
—-重工业 | GWh | 3,479,388 | 3,660,671 | 5.21 | ||
Tertiary industry | GWh | 797,306 | 882,522 | 10.69 | ||
2、城乡居民生活用电合计 | GWh | 807,699 | 870,254 | 7.74 | ||
Urban residents | GWh | 457,143 | 496,181 | 8.54 | ||
Rural residents | GWh | 350,555 | 374,073 | 6.71 | ||
3. Installed power generation capacity | MW | 1,650,507 | 1,777,085 | 7.67 | ||
Hydro power | MW | 332,070 | 343,587 | 3.47 | ||
Of which:Pumped storage | MW | 26,693 | 28,693 | 7.49 | ||
Thermal power | MW | 1,060,944 | 1,104,946 | 4.15 | ||
Of which:Coal fired | MW | 946,244 | 981,300 | 3.70 | ||
Gas | MW | 70,105 | 75,697 | 7.98 | ||
Oil | MW | 2,094 | 1,973 | -5.80 | ||
Nuclear power | MW | 33,642 | 35,817 | 6.47 | ||
Wind power | MW | 147,471 | 163,252 | 10.70 | ||
Solar power | MW | 76,313 | 129,415 | 69.59 | ||
Other | MW | 66.383 | 66.383 | |||
Generation capacity of thermal power plants 6 MW and above | MW | 1,055,796 | 1,099,917 | 4.18 | ||
Coal fired | MW | 945,618 | 980,780 | 3.72 | ||
Of which:Coal gangue power generation | MW | 54,351 | 35,179 | -35.27 | ||
Gas-fired | MW | 69,678 | 75,215 | 7.95 | ||
Of which:Conventional gas | MW | 67,842 | 73,900 | 8.93 | ||
Coal bed methane power generation | MW | 1,627 | 1,131 | -30.50 | ||
Oil-fired | MW | 2,065 | 1,934 | -6.34 | ||
Other | MW | 38,489 | 41,988 | 9.09 | ||
Of which:Waste heat, gas and pressure | MW | 24,923 | 26,262 | 5.37 | ||
Waste incineration power generation | MW | 5,646 | 7,224 | 27.95 | ||
Crop stalk, bagasse, and forestry residue based power generation | MW | 7,477 | 8,502 | 13.71 | ||
4. 35 kV and above transmission line length | km | 1,756,141 | 1,825,611 | 3.96 | ||
1. Alternating current | km | 1,727,333 | 1,788,212 | 3.52 | ||
Of which: 1000 kV | km | 7,245 | 10,073 | 39.04 | ||
750 kV | km | 17,968 | 18,830 | 4.80 | ||
500 kV | km | 165,875 | 173,772 | 4.76 | ||
330 kV | km | 28,366 | 30,183 | 6.41 | ||
220 kV | km | 397,050 | 415,311 | 4.60 | ||
110 kV | km | 611,431 | 631,361 | 3.26 | ||
35 kV | km | 499,400 | 508,682 | 1.86 | ||
2. Direct current | km | 28,808 | 37,399 | 29.82 | ||
Of which:±800 kV | km | 12,295 | 20,874 | 69.77 | ||
±660 kV | km | 1,334 | 1,334 | |||
±500 kV | km | 13,539 | 13,552 | 0.09 | ||
±400 kV | km | 1,640 | 1,640 | |||
5. 35 kV and above substation capacity | MVA | 6,299,820 | 6,631,078 | 5.26 | ||
1. Alternating current | MVA | 6,062,361 | 6,300,653 | 3.93 | ||
Of which: 1000 kV | MVA | 99,000 | 138,000 | 39.39 | ||
750 kV | MVA | 135,704 | 145,404 | 7.15 | ||
500 kV | MVA | 1,171,276 | 1,255,082 | 7.16 | ||
330 kV | MVA | 113,196 | 126,134 | 11.43 | ||
220 kV | MVA | 1,935,995 | 2,031,586 | 4.94 | ||
110 kV | MVA | 2,074,255 | 2,098,015 | 1.15 | ||
35 kV | MVA | 532,935 | 506,432 | -4.97 | ||
2. Direct current | MVA | 237,459 | 330,425 | 39.15 | ||
Of which:±800 kV | MVA | 48,823 | 106,959 | 119.07 | ||
±660 kV | MVA | 4836 | 4836 | |||
±500 kV | MVA | 175,670 | 188,307 | 7.19 | ||
±400 kV | MVA | |||||
6. Newly installed generation capacity | MW | 121,431 | 130,192 | 7.21 | ||
Hydro power | MW | 11,791 | 12,875 | 9.20 | ||
Of which:Pumped storage | MW | 3,660 | 2000 | -45.36 | ||
Thermal power | MW | 50,483 | 44,534 | -11.78 | ||
Of which:Coal fired | MW | 38,656 | 35,043 | -9.35 | ||
Gas-fired | MW | 2,142 | 5,707 | 166.38 | ||
Of which:Conventional gas | MW | 2,140 | 5,707 | 166.64 | ||
Coal bed methane power generation | 0.21 | -100.00 | ||||
Oil | MW | |||||
Other | MW | 8,364 | 3,785 | -54.75 | ||
Of which:Waste heat, gas and pressure | MW | 7,473 | 1,747 | -76.63 | ||
Waste incineration power generation | MW | 257.5 | 1228.318 | 377.02 | ||
Crop stalk, bagasse, and forestry residue based power generation | MW | 633.5 | 810 | 27.86 | ||
Nuclear power | MW | 7,205 | 2,175 | -69.81 | ||
Wind power | MW | 20,243 | 17,200 | -15.03 | ||
Solar power | MW | 31,710 | 53,407 | 68.42 | ||
Other | MW | |||||
7. Retired and closed down thermal power capacity | MW | 5,714 | 9,293 | 62.64 | ||
8. Power generation projects under construction (at year end) by main power companies | MW | 207,570 | 208,038 | 0.23 | ||
Hydro power | MW | 74,326 | 78,866 | 6.11 | ||
Thermal power | MW | 91,286 | 86,368 | -5.39 | ||
Nuclear power | MW | 24,468 | 22,893 | -6.44 | ||
Wind power | MW | 15,966 | 19,086 | 19.55 | ||
9. New DC transmission line and AC converter capacity | ||||||
1. Line length | km | 3,391 | 8338.8 | 145.91 | ||
Of which: ± 800 kV | km | 1,720 | 8338.8 | 384.81 | ||
±660 kV | km | |||||
±500 kV | km | 1,671 | -100.00 | |||
±400 kV | km | |||||
2. AC capacity | MW | 32,400 | 79,000 | 143.83 | ||
Of which: ± 800 kV | MW | 16,000 | 77,000 | 381.25 | ||
±660 kV | MW | |||||
±500 kV | MW | 16,400 | 2000 | -87.80 | ||
±400 kV | MW | |||||
10. New 110 kV and above AC transmission line length and substation capacity | ||||||
1. Line length | km | 56,679 | 58,084 | 2.48 | ||
Of which: 1000 kV | km | 4,252 | 2846 | -33.07 | ||
750 kV | km | 1,813 | 899 | -50.42 | ||
500 kV | km | 6,931 | 7,999 | 15.42 | ||
330 kV | km | 1,525 | 2,521 | 65.26 | ||
220 kV | km | 17,088 | 18,810 | 10.08 | ||
110 kV (including 66 kV) | km | 25,070 | 25,010 | -0.24 | ||
2. Substation capacity | MVA | 345,847 | 325,946 | -5.75 | ||
Of which: 1000 kV | MVA | 51,000 | 30000 | -41.18 | ||
750 kV | MVA | 18,600 | 17,400 | -6.45 | ||
500 kV | MVA | 77,150 | 82,750 | 7.26 | ||
330 kV | MVA | 4,800 | 7,830 | 63.13 | ||
220 kV | MVA | 92,390 | 104,328 | 12.92 | ||
110 kV (including 66 kV) | MVA | 101,907 | 83,638 | -17.93 | ||
11. Completed investment | Million RMB | 883,986 | 823,872 | -6.80 | ||
1. Power plant investment | Million RMB | 340,837 | 289,984 | -14.92 | ||
Hydro power | Million RMB | 61,714 | 62,162 | 0.73 | ||
Thermal power | Million RMB | 111,928 | 85,771 | -23.37 | ||
Nuclear power | Million RMB | 50,407 | 45,422 | -9.89 | ||
Wind power | Million RMB | 92,666 | 68,107 | -26.50 | ||
Solar power | Million RMB | 24,123 | 28,522 | 18.24 | ||
Other | Million RMB | |||||
2. Electric grid investment | Million RMB | 543,149 | 533888.41 | -1.70 | ||
Transmission and distribution | Million RMB | 528,151 | 513,518 | -2.77 | ||
Of which:Direct current | Million RMB | 49,475 | 85,893 | 73.61 | ||
Alternating current | Million RMB | 478,675 | 427,624 | -10.67 | ||
Other | Million RMB | 14,998 | 20,371 | 35.82 | ||
12. Unit capacity in multi-generator power plants, of capacity of 6 MW and above | ||||||
Hydro power:Single unit capacity | MW/unit | 64.1522113 | 60.7393792 | -0.34 | ||
Number of units in fleet | Unit | 4,284 | 4816 | 12.42 | ||
Fleet capacity | MW | 274,828 | 292,521 | 6.44 | ||
Thermal power:Single unit capacity | MW/unit | 131.944301 | 131.479264 | -0.05 | ||
Number of units in fleet | Unit | 7,646 | 7,796 | 1.96 | ||
Fleet capacity | MW | 1,008,846 | 1,025,012 | 1.60 | ||
13. Heat supply from thermal power plants 6 MW and above | TJ | 3,889,045 | 4,210,844 | 8.27 | ||
14. Coal consumption, gross, (as standard coal equivalent) in power plants 6 MW and above | g/kWh | 293.9491 | 291.2867 | -2.66 | ||
15. Coal consumption, net, (as standard coal equivalent) in power plants 6 MW and above | g/kWh | 312.0835 | 309.4325 | -2.65 | ||
16. Power plant own consumption, plants 6 MW and above | % | 4.7667 | 4.7987 | 0.03 | ||
Hydro power | % | 0.2936 | 0.2713 | -0.02 | ||
Thermal power | % | 6.0096 | 6.0363 | 0.03 | ||
17. Power plant productivity (full load hours), power plants 6 MW and above | hours | 3,797 | 3,790 | -7.02 | ||
Hydro power | hours | 3,619 | 3,597 | -21.79 | ||
Of which:Pumped storage | hours | 1,266 | 1176.2811 | -90.03 | ||
Thermal power | hours | 4,186 | 4,219 | 33.27 | ||
Nuclear power | hours | 7,060 | 7,089 | 28.28 | ||
Wind power | hours | 1,745 | 1,949 | 203.96 | ||
Solar power | hours | 1,129 | 1,205 | 75.73 | ||
18. Fuel consumption, power plants 6 MW and above | ||||||
Standard coal eq. consumed for electric power production | kt | 1,151,411 | 1,218,110 | 5.79 | ||
Raw coal consumed for electric power production | kt | 1,680,472 | 1,775,923 | 5.68 | ||
Standard coal eq. consumed for heat production | kt | 151,375 | 165,191 | 9.13 | ||
Raw coal consumed for heat production | kt | 224,839 | 242,482 | 7.85 | ||
19. Electricity supply, consumption, and transmission losses | ||||||
Electricity supply | GWh | 5,074,245 | 5,435,651 | 7.12 | ||
Electricity consumption | GWh | 4,745,125 | 5,083,491 | 7.13 | ||
Transmission losses | GWh | 329,120 | 352,161 | 7.00 | ||
Transmission loss rate | % | 6.48608511 | 6.47871885 | -0.01 | ||
20. Ratio of capacity of generation : consumption | ||||||
Installed generation capacity:Total capacity of power consuming equipment | 1:4.07 | 1:3.84 | ||||
21. Elasticities of power supply and demand | ||||||
Elasticity of power supply | 0.95 | 0.74 | 28.97 | |||
Elasticity of power demand | 0.95 | 0.74 | 28.81 |
Note:1. Measurement for power generation is total power generation;2. Measurement for power plant investment is investment done by key national power generation enterprises。
Historical power generation capacity and shares
Unit:MW,%
Year | Total | Hydro power | Thermal power | ||
Generation capacity | Share | Generation capacity | Share | ||
1949 | 1,849 | 163 | 8.8 | 1,686 | 91.2 |
1952 | 1,964 | 190 | 9.6 | 1,780 | 90.4 |
1957 | 4,640 | 1,020 | 22.0 | 3,620 | 78.0 |
1962 | 13,040 | 2,380 | 18.3 | 10,660 | 81.7 |
1965 | 15,080 | 3,020 | 20.0 | 12,060 | 80.0 |
1970 | 23,770 | 6,240 | 26.3 | 17,530 | 73.7 |
1975 | 43,410 | 13,430 | 30.9 | 29,980 | 69.1 |
1978 | 57,120 | 17,280 | 30.3 | 39,840 | 69.7 |
1979 | 63,020 | 19,110 | 30.3 | 43,910 | 69.7 |
1980 | 65,870 | 20,320 | 30.8 | 45,550 | 69.2 |
1981 | 69,130 | 21,930 | 31.7 | 47,200 | 68.3 |
1982 | 72,360 | 22,960 | 31.7 | 49,400 | 68.3 |
1983 | 76,440 | 24,160 | 31.6 | 52,280 | 68.4 |
1984 | 80,120 | 25,600 | 32.0 | 54,520 | 68.0 |
1985 | 87,050 | 26,410 | 30.3 | 60,640 | 69.7 |
1986 | 93,820 | 27,540 | 29.4 | 66,280 | 70.6 |
1987 | 102,900 | 30,190 | 29.3 | 72,710 | 70.7 |
1988 | 115,500 | 32,700 | 28.3 | 82,800 | 71.7 |
1989 | 126,640 | 34,580 | 27.3 | 92,060 | 72.7 |
1990 | 137,890 | 36,050 | 26.1 | 101,840 | 73.9 |
1991 | 151,470 | 37,880 | 25.0 | 113,590 | 75.0 |
1992 | 166,530 | 40,680 | 24.4 | 125,850 | 75.6 |
1993 | 182,910 | 44,890 | 24.5 | 138,020 | 75.5 |
1994 | 199,900 | 49,060 | 24.5 | 148,740 | 74.4 |
1995 | 217,220 | 52,180 | 24.0 | 162,940 | 75.0 |
1996 | 236,540 | 55,580 | 23.5 | 178,860 | 75.6 |
1997 | 254,240 | 59,730 | 23.5 | 192,410 | 75.7 |
1998 | 277,290 | 65,070 | 23.5 | 209,880 | 75.7 |
1999 | 298,770 | 72,970 | 24.4 | 223,430 | 74.8 |
2000 | 319,320 | 79,350 | 24.8 | 237,540 | 74.4 |
2001 | 338,490 | 83,010 | 24.5 | 253,140 | 74.8 |
2002 | 356,570 | 86,070 | 24.1 | 265,550 | 74.5 |
2003 | 391,410 | 94,900 | 24.2 | 289,770 | 74.0 |
2004 | 442,390 | 105,240 | 23.8 | 329,480 | 74.5 |
2005 | 517,180 | 117,390 | 22.7 | 391,380 | 75.7 |
2006 | 623,700 | 130,290 | 20.9 | 483,820 | 77.6 |
2007 | 718,220 | 148,230 | 20.6 | 556,070 | 77.4 |
2008 | 792,731 | 172,604 | 21.8 | 602,858 | 76.1 |
2009 | 874,097 | 196,290 | 22.5 | 651,076 | 74.5 |
2010 | 966,413 | 216,057 | 22.4 | 709,672 | 73.4 |
2011 | 1,062,532 | 232,979 | 21.9 | 768,340 | 72.3 |
2012 | 1,146,764 | 249,470 | 21.8 | 819,682 | 71.5 |
2013 | 1,257,676 | 280,441 | 22.3 | 870,091 | 69.2 |
2014 | 1,378,874 | 304,857 | 22.1 | 932,323 | 67.6 |
2015 | 1,525,266 | 319,543 | 20.9 | 1,005,537 | 65.9 |
2016 | 1,650,507 | 332,070 | 20.1 | 1,060,944 | 64.3 |
2017 | 1,777,085 | 343,587 | 19.3 | 1,104,946 | 62.2 |
Historical power production levels and shares
Unit:GWh,%
Year | Total | Hydro power | Thermal power | ||
Power production | Share | Power production | Share | ||
1949 | 4,310 | 710 | 16.5 | 3,600 | 83.5 |
1952 | 7,300 | 1,300 | 17.9 | 6,000 | 82.1 |
1957 | 19,300 | 4,800 | 24.8 | 14,500 | 75.0 |
1962 | 45,800 | 9,000 | 19.7 | 36,800 | 80.4 |
1965 | 67,600 | 10,400 | 15.4 | 57,200 | 84.6 |
1970 | 115,900 | 20,500 | 17.7 | 95,400 | 82.3 |
1975 | 195,800 | 47,600 | 24.3 | 148,200 | 75.7 |
1978 | 256,600 | 44,600 | 17.4 | 211,900 | 82.6 |
1979 | 282,000 | 50,100 | 17.8 | 231,800 | 82.2 |
1980 | 300,600 | 58,200 | 19.4 | 242,400 | 80.6 |
1981 | 309,300 | 65,600 | 21.2 | 243,700 | 78.8 |
1982 | 327,700 | 74,400 | 22.7 | 253,300 | 77.3 |
1983 | 351,400 | 86,400 | 24.6 | 265,100 | 75.4 |
1984 | 377,000 | 86,800 | 23.0 | 290,200 | 77.0 |
1985 | 410,700 | 92,400 | 22.5 | 318,300 | 77.5 |
1986 | 449,600 | 94,500 | 21.0 | 355,100 | 79.0 |
1987 | 497,300 | 100,200 | 20.1 | 397,100 | 79.8 |
1988 | 545,100 | 109,200 | 20.0 | 435,900 | 80.0 |
1989 | 584,700 | 118,500 | 20.3 | 466,200 | 79.7 |
1990 | 621,300 | 126,300 | 20.3 | 495,000 | 79.7 |
1991 | 677,500 | 124,800 | 18.4 | 552,700 | 81.6 |
1992 | 754,200 | 131,500 | 17.4 | 622,700 | 82.6 |
1993 | 836,400 | 150,700 | 18.0 | 685,700 | 82.0 |
1994 | 927,900 | 166,800 | 18.0 | 747,000 | 80.5 |
1995 | 1,006,900 | 186,800 | 18.6 | 807,400 | 80.2 |
1996 | 1,079,400 | 186,900 | 17.3 | 878,100 | 81.4 |
1997 | 1,134,200 | 194,600 | 17.2 | 925,200 | 81.6 |
1998 | 1,157,700 | 204,300 | 17.6 | 938,800 | 81.1 |
1999 | 1,233,100 | 212,900 | 17.3 | 1,004,700 | 81.5 |
2000 | 1,368,500 | 243,100 | 17.8 | 1,107,900 | 81.0 |
2001 | 1,483,900 | 261,100 | 17.6 | 1,204,500 | 81.2 |
2002 | 1,654,200 | 274,600 | 16.6 | 1,352,200 | 81.7 |
2003 | 1,905,200 | 281,300 | 14.8 | 1,579,000 | 82.9 |
2004 | 2,194,400 | 331,000 | 15.1 | 1,810,400 | 82.5 |
2005 | 2,497,500 | 396,400 | 15.9 | 2,043,700 | 81.8 |
2006 | 2,849,900 | 414,800 | 14.6 | 2,374,100 | 83.3 |
2007 | 3,264,400 | 471,400 | 14.4 | 2,720,700 | 83.3 |
2008 | 3,451,013 | 565,548 | 16.4 | 2,802,997 | 81.2 |
2009 | 3,681,186 | 571,682 | 15.5 | 3,011,687 | 81.8 |
2010 | 4,227,771 | 686,736 | 16.2 | 3,416,628 | 80.8 |
2011 | 4,730,582 | 668,112 | 14.1 | 3,900,339 | 82.4 |
2012 | 4,986,526 | 855,552 | 17.2 | 3,925,534 | 78.7 |
2013 | 5,372,057 | 892,070 | 16.6 | 4,221,571 | 78.6 |
2014 | 5,680,084 | 1,060,089 | 18.7 | 4,302,967 | 75.8 |
2015 | 5,739,950 | 1,112,694 | 19.4 | 4,230,658 | 73.7 |
2016 | 6,022,845 | 1,174,837 | 19.5 | 4,327,317 | 71.8 |
2017 | 6,417,109 | 1,193,062 | 18.6 | 4,555,760 | 71.0 |
Historical capacities and ratio of power generation and consuming equipment
Unit:MW
Year | Total generation capacity | Total capacity of power consuming equipment | Ratio |
1981 | 69,133 | 160,405 | 1∶2.32 |
1982 | 72,360 | 172,401 | 1∶2.38 |
1983 | 76,445 | 186,353 | 1∶2.44 |
1984 | 80,117 | 198,455 | 1∶2.48 |
1985 | 87,050 | 212,580 | 1∶2.44 |
1986 | 93,820 | 234,110 | 1∶2.50 |
1987 | 100,900 | 260,950 | 1∶2.59 |
1988 | 115,500 | 286,140 | 1∶2.48 |
1989 | 126,640 | 308,590 | 1∶2.44 |
1990 | 137,890 | 347,410 | 1∶2.52 |
1991 | 151,470 | 367,260 | 1∶2.42 |
1992 | 166,530 | 398,580 | 1∶2.39 |
1993 | 182,910 | 429,830 | 1∶2.35 |
1994 | 199,890 | 460,170 | 1∶2.30 |
1995 | 217,220 | 490,470 | 1∶2.58 |
1996 | 236,540 | 526,450 | 1∶2.23 |
1997 | 254,240 | 553,100 | 1∶2.18 |
1998 | 277,290 | 593,950 | 1∶2.14 |
1999 | 298,770 | 644,490 | 1∶2.16 |
2000 | 319,320 | 729,350 | 1∶2.28 |
2001 | 338,610 | 831,480 | 1∶2.46 |
2002 | 356,570 | 957,320 | 1∶2.68 |
2003 | 391,410 | 1,004,700 | 1∶2.57 |
2004 | 442,390 | 1,350,750 | 1∶3.05 |
2005 | 517,180 | 1,612,040 | 1∶3.12 |
2006 | 623,700 | 1,897,390 | 1∶3.04 |
2007 | 718,220 | 2,233,570 | 1∶3.11 |
2008 | 792,730 | 2,473,790 | 1∶3.12 |
2009 | 874,100 | 2,765,650 | 1∶3.16 |
2010 | 966,413 | 3,070,767 | 1∶3.18 |
2011 | 1,062,532 | 3,515,423 | 1∶3.38 |
2012 | 1,146,764 | 3,982,530 | 1∶3.47 |
2013 | 1,257,676 | 4,418,372 | 1∶3.51 |
2014 | 1,378,874 | 5,077,709 | 1:3.68 |
2015 | 1,525,266 | 5,756,196 | 1:3.77 |
2016 | 1,650,507 | 6,344,807 | 1:3.84 |
2017 | 1,777,085 | 7,233,628 | 1:4.07 |
Historical per capita electricity indicators
Unit: kW/capita, kWh/capita
Year | Per capita installed capacity | Per capita electricity production | Per capita electricity consumption | Per capita household electricity consumption |
1978 | 0.06 | 268 | 261 | |
1979 | 0.06 | 291 | 285 | |
1980 | 0.07 | 306 | 301 | |
1981 | 0.07 | 311 | 306 | |
1982 | 0.07 | 325 | 320 | |
1983 | 0.07 | 343 | 339 | |
1984 | 0.08 | 364 | 360 | |
1985 | 0.08 | 391 | 385 | |
1986 | 0.09 | 421 | 415 | 22 |
1987 | 0.09 | 459 | 452 | 25 |
1988 | 0.10 | 495 | 486 | 29 |
1989 | 0.11 | 523 | 515 | 33 |
1990 | 0.12 | 547 | 540 | 41 |
1991 | 0.13 | 589 | 582 | 46 |
1992 | 0.14 | 647 | 640 | 54 |
1993 | 0.15 | 710 | 696 | 62 |
1994 | 0.17 | 779 | 759 | 73 |
1995 | 0.18 | 836 | 821 | 83 |
1996 | 0.20 | 887 | 868 | 93 |
1997 | 0.21 | 922 | 897 | 102 |
1998 | 0.22 | 932 | 914 | 112 |
1999 | 0.24 | 984 | 965 | 117 |
2000 | 0.25 | 1084 | 1067 | 132 |
2001 | 0.27 | 1167 | 1154 | 145 |
2002 | 0.28 | 1292 | 1280 | 156 |
2003 | 0.30 | 1479 | 1466 | 174 |
2004 | 0.34 | 1693 | 1679 | 189 |
2005 | 0.40 | 1916 | 1901 | 217 |
2006 | 0.47 | 2174 | 2164 | 247 |
2007 | 0.54 | 2477 | 2471 | 274 |
2008 | 0.60 | 2605 | 2595 | 308 |
2009 | 0.65 | 2765 | 2749 | 344 |
2010 | 0.72 | 3160 | 3140 | 381 |
2011 | 0.79 | 3519 | 3499 | 418 |
2012 | 0.85 | 3692 | 3676 | 461 |
2013 | 0.92 | 3958 | 3936 | 500 |
2014 | 1.00 | 4132 | 4102 | 505 |
2015 | 1.11 | 4176 | 4142 | 530 |
2016 | 1.19 | 4356 | 4321 | 584 |
2017 | 1.28 | 4629 | 4589 | 628 |
Note: calculation of per capita electricity production is based on total installed capacity statistics from the China Electricity Council。
Historic elasticities of power supply and demand
Year | Elasticity of power supply | Elasticity of power demand |
1990 | 1.61 | 1.62 |
1991 | 0.97 | 1.00 |
1992 | 0.79 | 0.79 |
1993 | 0.78 | 0.72 |
1994 | 0.84 | 0.79 |
1995 | 0.77 | 0.84 |
1996 | 0.73 | 0.70 |
1997 | 0.55 | 0.48 |
1998 | 0.27 | 0.36 |
1999 | 0.86 | 0.86 |
2000 | 1.31 | 1.35 |
2001 | 1.02 | 1.09 |
2002 | 1.26 | 1.28 |
2003 | 1.52 | 1.53 |
2004 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
2005 | 1.22 | 1.26 |
2006 | 1.11 | 1.12 |
2007 | 1.02 | 1.05 |
2008 | 0.60 | 0.57 |
2009 | 0.72 | 0.70 |
2010 | 1.40 | 1.39 |
2011 | 1.25 | 1.26 |
2012 | 0.70 | 0.73 |
2013 | 1.00 | 0.98 |
2014 | 0.58 | 0.56 |
2015 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
2016 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
2017 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
Historical overview of key technical and economic indicators of electricity production
Year | Average productivity of power generation equipment (full-load hours) | Power plant own consumption rate (%) | Transmission losses (%) | Coal consumption, net, (g of standard coal equivalent/kWh) | Coal consumption, gross, (g of standard coal equivalent/kWh) |
1958 | 5518 | 6.31 | 7.57 | 559 | 601 |
1962 | 3554 | 7.87 | 8.73 | 549 | 605 |
1965 | 4920 | 6.98 | 7.31 | 477 | 518 |
1970 | 5526 | 6.54 | 9.22 | 463 | 502 |
1975 | 5197 | 6.23 | 10.21 | 450 | 489 |
1978 | 5149 | 6.61 | 9.64 | 434 | 471 |
1979 | 5175 | 6.54 | 9.24 | 422 | 457 |
1980 | 5078 | 6.44 | 8.93 | 413 | 448 |
1981 | 4955 | 6.40 | 8.98 | 407 | 442 |
1982 | 5007 | 6.32 | 8.64 | 404 | 438 |
1983 | 5101 | 6.21 | 8.53 | 400 | 434 |
1984 | 5190 | 6.28 | 8.28 | 398 | 432 |
1985 | 5308 | 6.42 | 8.18 | 398 | 431 |
1986 | 5388 | 6.54 | 8.15 | 398 | 432 |
1987 | 5392 | 6.66 | 8.48 | 398 | 432 |
1988 | 5313 | 6.69 | 8.18 | 397 | 431 |
1989 | 5171 | 6.81 | 8.18 | 397 | 432 |
1990 | 5041 | 6.90 | 8.06 | 392 | 427 |
1991 | 5030 | 6.94 | 8.15 | 390 | 424 |
1992 | 5039 | 7.00 | 8.29 | 386 | 420 |
1993 | 5068 | 6.96 | 8.52 | 384 | 417 |
1994 | 5233 | 6.90 | 8.73 | 381 | 414 |
1995 | 5216 | 6.78 | 8.77 | 379 | 412 |
1996 | 5033 | 6.88 | 8.53 | 377 | 410 |
1997 | 4765 | 6.80 | 8.20 | 375 | 408 |
1998 | 4501 | 6.66 | 8.13 | 373 | 404 |
1999 | 4393 | 6.50 | 8.10 | 369 | 399 |
2000 | 4517 | 6.28 | 7.70 | 363 | 392 |
2001 | 4588 | 6.24 | 7.55 | 357 | 385 |
2002 | 4860 | 6.15 | 7.52 | 356 | 383 |
2003 | 5245 | 6.07 | 7.71 | 355 | 380 |
2004 | 5455 | 5.95 | 7.55 | 349 | 376 |
2005 | 5425 | 5.87 | 7.21 | 343 | 370 |
2006 | 5198 | 5.93 | 7.04 | 342 | 367 |
2007 | 5020 | 5.83 | 6.97 | 332 | 356 |
2008 | 4648 | 5.90 | 6.79 | 322 | 345 |
2009 | 4546 | 5.76 | 6.72 | 320 | 340 |
2010 | 4650 | 5.43 | 6.53 | 312 | 333 |
2011 | 4730 | 5.39 | 6.52 | 308 | 329 |
2012 | 4579 | 5.10 | 6.74 | 305 | 325 |
2013 | 4521 | 5.05 | 6.69 | 302 | 321 |
2014 | 4348 | 4.85 | 6.64 | 300 | 319 |
2015 | 3988 | 5.09 | 6.64 | 297 | 315 |
2016 | 3797 | 4.77 | 6.49 | 294 | 312 |
2017 | 3790 | 4.80 | 6.48 | 291 | 309 |
Load on main national grids
Unit:MW,%
Grid name | Power supply | Power demand | ||
Peak power output | YoY Increase | Peak power demand | YoY Increase | |
National | 928770 | 7.78 | 925990 | 7.80 |
Installations under direct control of the National Control Center | 47290 | 0.51 | 0 | 0.00 |
North China | 213540 | 5.55 | 218460 | 5.04 |
East China | 238350 | 6.75 | 275230 | 8.38 |
Central China | 141240 | 7.68 | 137130 | 12.07 |
Northeast China | 63860 | 7.14 | 61210 | 8.19 |
Northwest China | 99630 | 9.66 | 81480 | 6.47 |
Southwest China | 78340 | 6.88 | 54250 | 1.47 |
Southern China | 159750 | -4.84 | 162970 | 10.54 |
Note:The data in this table are taken from "Electricity production reports" from the national control centers 。