China's Power Consumption Up 11.7% in 2011

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--In 2011, China's accumulative social power consumption reached 4.69 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), an increase of 11.7% year over year.

Power consumption in the primary industries (agriculture, livestock husbandry, forestry, fisheries, etc.) reached 101.5 billion kWh, an increase of 3.9%. Power consumption in the second industries (manufacturing, water and electricity production, etc.) reached 3.52 trillion kWh, an increase of 11.9%. That of the tertiary industries (services, insurance, hotels, etc.) reached 508.2 billion kWh, an increase of 13.5%. Power consumption of households and of urban and township residents reached 564.6 billion kWh, up 10.8% year over year, according to the National Energy Administration.

Click on image at right to see major indicators of China's Power Industry in 2011.

The cumulative power consumption of industries reached 3.46 trillion kWh in 2011. Power consumption of light industry and heavy industry reached 583.0 billion kWh and 2.88 trillion kWh, an increase of 9.3% and 12.4%, respectively.

In 2011, the average accumulated utilization hours of power generation equipment in China reached 4,731 hours, an increase of 81 hours year over year. Of which, the average utilization hour of hydropower equipment reached 3,028 hours, a drop of 376 hours; the average utilization hour of thermal power equipment reached 5,294 hours, an increase of 264 hours year over year; and the average utilization hour of nuclear power equipment reached 7,772 hours, a decrease of 69 hours year over year.

In 2011, the total installed capacity of power plants newly commissioned in China added to 90 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity. Of which, the installed capacity of hydropower added 12.25 GW, that of thermal power added 58.86 GW, that of nuclear power added 1.09 GW, and that of wind power added 16 GW.

In 2011, China's investment in power source construction reached $58 billion. Of which, the infrastructure investment in hydropower reached $14.69 billion, that of thermal power reached $16.47 billion; that of nuclear power reached $11.57 billion; and that of wind power reached $12.96 billion. In 2011, China's investment in grid construction reached $57.54 billion.

As of the end of 2011, the installed capacity of power equipment in plants with a generating capacity of more than 6 megawatts reached 1,050 GW, an increase of 9% year over year. Of which, the installed capacity of hydropower reached 230 GW, an increase of 6.7% year over year; that of thermal power reached 760 GW, an increase of 7.9%; that of nuclear power reached 11.91 GW, an increase of 10%; that of wind power reached 47 GW, an increase of 43.7%.

(Note: Investment is calculated based on the exchange rate of $1=CNY 6.4 Chinese yuan.)

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