Major Indicators of China's Power Industry Jan. - Oct. 2009
China Electricity Council annouced on November 13, 2009
Description Unit Current Month YoY Growth (%) Accumulation of the year YoY Growth (%)
National power generation output 100-Million KWH 3121 17.1 29630 3.2
Of which: Hydropower 100-Million KWH 436 -4 4827 8.1
               Thermal power 100-Million KWH 2561 20.8 23854 1.8
               Nuclear power 100-Million KWH 67 4.3 583 1.7
               Wind power 100-Million KWH 27 83.7 209 116.4
Installed capacity of units above 6MW 10-megawatt     80582 9.4
Of which: Hydropower 10-megawatt     15702 13.8
               Thermal power 10-megawatt     62544 7.6
               Nuclear power 10-megawatt     908  
               Wind power 10-megawatt     1397 83.6
National coal consumption in power supply g/kWh     340 -6
National line loss ratio        
National heat supply 10,000 GJ     188718 0.33
National coal consumption in heat supply 10,000-ton     10818 -2.7
National power consumption 100-Million KWH 3134 15.87 29775 2.8
First industry 100-Million KWH 73 10.79 802 7.19
Second industry 100-Million KWH 2357 17.64 21912 0.21
             Industry 100-Million KWH 2324 17.66 21603 0.1
Of which:  Light industry 100-Million KWH 391 6.88 3781 -1.97
               Heavy industry 100-Million KWH 1933 20.11 17822 0.55
Tertiary industry 100-Million KWH 327 11.46 3259 11.06
Households consumption 100-Million KWH 377 10.24 3801 11.19
National supply of electricity 100-Million KWH     26378 3.64
National sales of electricity 100-Million KWH     24806 3.6
National line loss 100-Million KWH     1573 5.37
National average utilization hours of power equipment hour     3735 -240
Of which: Hydropower hour     2961 -193
               Thermal power hour     3923 -245
Naitonal plant service power consupmtion ratio %     5.9 0.04
Of which: Hydropower %     0.6 0.02
               Thermal power %     6.69 0.05
Investment in power source construction $ Billion     33.96  
Of which: Hydropower $ Billion     7.38  
               Thermal power $ Billion     14.74  
               Nuclear power $ Billion     6.17  
               Wind power $ Billion     5.57  
Investment in grid construction $ Billion     36.37  
Newly added capacity of power generation equipment 10-megawatt     5857  
Of which: Hydropower 10-megawatt     1275  
               Thermal power 10-megawatt     4129  
               Nuclear power 10-megawatt        
               Wind power 10-megawatt     446  
Newly added capacity of transfomer substations at 220-kv or above 10-megavolt-ampere     15935  
Newly added length  of transmission lines 221-kv or above Kilometer     23275