National Bureau of Statistics: The output of raw coal in large-scale industrial enterprises from January to September was 3.57 billion tons, an increase of 2.0% year-on-year.

On October 20th, the National Bureau of Statistics released that in September, the reduction in production of raw coal in industrial enterprises above designated size (hereinafter referred to as industrial enterprises above designated size) has narrowed, while the production growth rate of crude oil and natural gas has accelerated, and the electricity production has steadily increased. In September, the production of raw coal in industrial enterprises above designated size was 4.1 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.8%, a reduction narrower by 1.4 percentage points compared to August; the daily average production was 13.72 million tons. From January to September, the production of raw coal in industrial enterprises above designated size was 35.7 billion tons, an increase of 2.0% year-on-year. Summary of energy production in September 2025 1. Production of raw coal, crude oil, and natural gas, and related situations Reduction in the production of raw coal has narrowed. In September, the production of raw coal in industrial enterprises above designated size was 4.1 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.8%, a reduction narrower by 1.4 percentage points compared to August; the daily average production was 13.72 million tons. From January to September, the production of raw coal in industrial enterprises above designated size was 35.7 billion tons, an increase of 2.0% year-on-year. The growth rate of crude oil production has accelerated. In September, the production of crude oil in industrial enterprises above designated size was 17.77 million tons, an increase of 4.1% year-on-year, an acceleration of growth by 1.7 percentage points compared to August; the daily average production was 0.592 million tons. From January to September, the production of crude oil in industrial enterprises above designated size was 162.63 million tons, an increase of 1.7% year-on-year. Crude oil processing has grown rapidly. In September, the processing of crude oil in industrial enterprises above designated size was 62.69 million tons, an increase of 6.8% year-on-year; the daily average processing was 2.09 million tons. From January to September, the processing of crude oil in industrial enterprises above designated size was 550.81 million tons, an increase of 3.7% year-on-year. The growth rate of natural gas production has accelerated. In September, the production of natural gas in industrial enterprises above designated size was 212 billion cubic meters, an increase of 9.4% year-on-year, an acceleration of growth by 3.5 percentage points compared to August; the daily average production was 7.1 billion cubic meters. From January to September, the production of natural gas in industrial enterprises above designated size was 194.9 billion cubic meters, an increase of 6.4% year-on-year. 2. Electricity production situation The electricity production in industrial enterprises above designated size has steadily increased. In September, the electricity generated by industrial enterprises above designated size was 826.2 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 1.5% year-on-year; the daily average generation was 27.54 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to September, the electricity generated by industrial enterprises above designated size was 72.557 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 1.6% year-on-year. In terms of different types, in September, the electricity generation in industrial enterprises above designated size saw a transition from growth to decline in thermal power and wind power, a transition from decline to growth in hydropower, a slowdown in the growth of nuclear power, and an acceleration in the growth of CECEP Solar Energy generation. Specifically, the thermal power in industrial enterprises above designated size decreased by 5.4% year-on-year, compared to an increase of 1.7% in August; hydropower in industrial enterprises above designated size grew by 31.9%, compared to a decline of 10.1% in August; nuclear power in industrial enterprises above designated size grew by 1.6%, a slowdown of 4.3 percentage points compared to August; wind power in industrial enterprises above designated size decreased by 7.6%, compared to an increase of 20.2% in August; and CECEP Solar Energy generation in industrial enterprises above designated size grew by 21.1%, an acceleration of 5.2 percentage points compared to August. Source: National Bureau of Statistics official website; GMTEight Editor: Chen Xiaoyi.