Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that in September, among industrial enterprises above designated size, the decline in raw coal production narrowed, crude oil production growth accelerated, natural gas production remained basically stable, and electricity production declined, according to an announcement.
1. Raw coal, crude oil and natural gas production and related conditions
The decline in raw coal production narrowed. In September, raw coal output by industrial enterprises above designated size was 390 million tons, down 6.8% year on year, with the decline narrowing by 0.9 percentage points from August; average daily output was 12.84 million tons. From January to September, raw coal output by industrial enterprises above designated size was 3.45 billion tons, down 3.5% year on year.
Crude oil production growth accelerated. In September, crude oil output by industrial enterprises above designated size was 18.21 million tons, up 2.2% year on year, with growth accelerating by 1.4 percentage points from August; average daily output was 607,000 tons. From January to September, crude oil output by industrial enterprises above designated size was 164.60 million tons, up 1.0% year on year.
The decline in crude oil processing expanded. In September, crude oil processing volume by industrial enterprises above designated size was 57.48 million tons, down 8.4% year on year, with the decline expanding by 1.5 percentage points from August; average daily processing volume was 1.916 million tons. From January to September, crude oil processing volume by industrial enterprises above designated size was 513.60 million tons, down 6.8% year on year.
Natural gas production was basically stable. In September, natural gas output by industrial enterprises above designated size was 21.0 billion cubic meters, down 1.0% year on year; average daily output was 700 million cubic meters. From January to September, natural gas output by industrial enterprises above designated size was 196.7 billion cubic meters, up 0.9% year on year.
2. Electricity production conditions
Electricity production by industrial enterprises above designated size declined. In September, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above designated size was 829.4 billion kilowatt-hours, down 1.2% year on year; average daily generation was 27.65 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to September, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above designated size was 7,491.6 billion kilowatt-hours, up 2.2% year on year.
By category, in September, the decline in thermal power by industrial enterprises above designated size narrowed, hydropower shifted from growth to decline, and nuclear power, wind power and solar power generation growth accelerated. Among them, thermal power by industrial enterprises above designated size fell 1.4% year on year, with the decline narrowing by 2.9 percentage points from August; hydropower by industrial enterprises above designated size fell 18.1%; nuclear power by industrial enterprises above designated size rose 21.5%, with growth accelerating by 12.1 percentage points; wind power by industrial enterprises above designated size rose 10.6%, with growth accelerating by 2.7 percentage points; solar power generation by industrial enterprises above designated size rose 19.5%, with growth accelerating by 9.2 percentage points.
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