China's Hydropower Output Drops 24.5% in September

BEIJING--October 20, 2011--Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--Because of drought conditions throughout China, the country's hydropower output was 56.87 billion kilowatt-hours in September 2011, a drop of 24.5% year over year, which was 9.9 percentage points more than the decline in the previous month, according to a statement issued by the National Development and Reform Commission announced on October 14.