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China's power generation up 7.7% in September

Updated: Oct 20, 2023 Xinhua Print
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BEIJING -- China's power generation grew 7.7 percent year-on-year in September, official data showed on Wednesday.

The country's total power generation reached nearly 745.6 billion kilowatt-hours in September, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

A breakdown of the data showed growth in the output of thermal power, hydropower, nuclear power and solar power, went up 2.3 percent, 39.2 percent, 6.7 percent and 6.8 percent year-on-year, respectively, during the period, the NBS data showed.

However, the country's wind power output fell 1.6 percent from a year earlier last month.

In the January-September period, the country's power output expanded 4.2 percent from one year ago to about 6.62 trillion kilowatt-hours, according to the NBS.

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