China's Power Consumption Up 5.2% in May 2012

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--In May 2012, China's overall social power consumption reached 406.1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), an increase of 5.2% from May 2011, according to the Instant Statistic Report announced by the National Energy Administration on June 14, 2012.

From January to May 2012, the accumulative social power consumption of China reached 1,961.8 billion kWh, an increase of 5.8% from the same period last year. Power consumption in the first industry reached 35.9 billion kWh, a drop of 3.5%; that in the second industry reached 1,442.6 billion kWh, an increase of 3.8%; that in the third industry reached 222.3 billion kWh, an increase of 12.4%; and that in the household of urban and township residents reached 261 billion kWh, up by 14.2%.

From January to May 2012, the average accumulated utilization hour of power generation equipment in China reached 1,853 hours, a drop of 71 hours from the same period in 2011. The average utilization hour of hydropower equipment reached 1,063 hours, a drop of eight hours, and the average utilization hour of thermal power equipment reached 2,097 hours, a drop of 73 hours.

From January to May 2012, the total installed capacity of power plants newly commissioned in China reached 18.31 gigawatts (GW). The installed capacity of hydropower added 2.94 GW, and the installed capacity of thermal power added 12.28 GW.

From January to May 2012, China's investment in power source construction reached $17.86 billion. The infrastructure investment in hydropower reached $6.94 billion, that of thermal power dropped $4.61 billion; and that of nuclear power reached $3.97 billion. From January to May 2012, China's investment in grid construction reached $15.68 billion.

As of the end of May 2012, the installed capacity of power equipment in plants with capacities of more than 6 megawatts (MW) reached 1,041.05 GW, an increase of 8.9% from the same period last year. The installed capacity of hydropower reached 200.7 GW, an increase of 7% year over year; that of thermal power reached 773.87 GW, an increase of 7.4%; and that of nuclear power reached 12.57 GW, an increase of 16.2%. v Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, and eight offices outside of North America, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle™, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.