China Sees Surge of Power Output in August

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--China’s maximum daily power output reached 10.283 billion kilowatt-hours on August 9, an increase of 15.33% compared with the maximum value in 2007, the State Grid Corporation of China announced September 10, 2007.

In August, the national power output reached 300.1 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 15.68% compared with the same period last year. Power output of units under the united dispatching of the State Grid Corporation reached 222 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 14.09% year over year.

In August, China experienced two instances of high temperatures nationwide. The State Grid Corporation noted historic high-load records in 17 grids at the provincial level or above:

•The maximum load in central China reached 79.4 million kilowatts, an increase of 25.63% compared with the same period last year.

•The maximum load in eastern China reached 122.4 million kilowatts, an increase of 14.86% year over year.

•The maximum load in northern China reached 109.08 million kilowatts, an increase of 13.08% year over year.

•The maximum load in northeastern China reached 33.3 million kilowatts, an increase of 8.18% year over year.

•The maximum load in northwestern China reached 23.05 million kilowatts, an increase of 5.64% year over year.

From January to August, power output of units under the State Grid Corporation reached 1534.6 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 16.13% compared with the same period last year:

•Power output in northern China reached 450.2 billion kilowatt-hours, up 19.05% year over year.

•Power output in eastern China reached 444.6 billion kilowatt-hours, up 15.21% year over year.

•Power output in central China grid reached 289.9 billion kilowatt-hours, up 15.55% year over year.

•Power output of northeastern China reached 163.3 billion kilowatt-hours, up 9.49% year over year.

•Power output of northwestern China reached 117.4 billion kilowatt-hours, up 12.97% year over year.

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