China's electricity generation logged a quick jump of 9.6% year on year to 758.6 TWh in July, bolstered by strong power demand as summer heat waves boosted residential air conditioning and steady economic growth, showed data from the National Bureau of Statistics on August 16.
The growth, which was 2.2 percentage points higher than that in June, also beat the average growth of 4.1% in 2020 and 3.07% in 2019, Sxcoal calculated based on historical data.
The July growth in power output notched a three-year-plus high since June 2018, if the unprecedented 17.4% increase in March 2021 was excluded. On a monthly basis, China's power generation increased 10.58%.
Thermal power output climbed up 12.7% from a year ago to 524 TWh last month, which was also 8.87% higher than June, playing a significant role in ensuring power supply.
Output of hydropower declined 4.3% on the year but rose 24.52% from June to 142.2 TWh in July, while wind and solar power outputs increased 25.4% and 12.1% year on year to 38 TWh and 16.2 TWh, respectively.
In the first seven months, China generated a total of 4,645 TWh of electricity, growing 13.2% from a year before and up 12.2% from the corresponding period of 2019.
(Writing by Tammy Yang Editing by Harry Huo)
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