National Bureau of Statistics: The growth rate of large-scale industrial production of raw coal, crude oil, and electricity fell in April, while the growth rate of natural gas production accelerated.

On May 19, the National Bureau of Statistics released the energy production situation for April 2025. In April, the growth rates of industrial coal, crude oil, and electricity production for large-scale industries slowed down, while the growth rate of natural gas production accelerated. In April, the output of natural gas for large-scale industries was 21.5 billion cubic meters, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year, with a growth rate 3.1 percentage points higher than in March; the daily output was 7.2 billion cubic meters. Electricity production for large-scale industries showed steady growth. In April, the electricity generation for large-scale industries was 711.1 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 0.9% year-on-year, with a growth rate 0.9 percentage points slower than in March; the daily generation was 237.0 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to April, the electricity generation for large-scale industries was 298.4 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 0.1% year-on-year, with a daily generation increase of 0.9% after adjusting for the number of days. The original article provides details on the production of coal, crude oil, natural gas, and electricity for large-scale industries in April 2025.