China's power generation increases in May

BEIJING -- China's power generation rose 5.6 percent year-on-year in May, official data showed.

Total power generation reached 688.6 billion kilowatt-hours last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Thermal power generation expanded 15.9 percent year-on-year in May, and nuclear power output increased by 6.3 percent from a year ago.

Wind power generation rose 15.3 percent year-on-year last month, while solar power generation edged up 0.1 percent year-on-year, NBS data revealed.

In the first five months of 2023, total power generation rose 3.9 percent year-on-year to 3.42 trillion kilowatt-hours, according to the NBS.