National Bureau of Statistics: The electricity generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size in April was 744 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%.

On May 18th, the data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in April, the production of raw coal in large-scale industrial enterprises (hereinafter referred to as large-scale industrial enterprises) remained at a relatively high level, with an accelerated growth rate in the production of crude oil and electricity, and steady growth in natural gas production. In April, the output of raw coal in large-scale industrial enterprises was 390 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.0%, which was the same as in March; the daily output was 12.85 million tons. In April, the electricity generation of large-scale industrial enterprises was 744 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%, which was 1.2 percentage points higher than in March; the daily electricity generation was 248.0 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to April, the electricity generation of large-scale industrial enterprises was 3.1237 trillion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. Text: Energy production in April 2026 In April, the production of raw coal in large-scale industrial enterprises remained at a relatively high level, with an accelerated growth rate in the production of crude oil and electricity, and steady growth in natural gas production. I. Production of raw coal, crude oil, and natural gas and related situations The production of raw coal remained at a relatively high level. In April, the output of raw coal in large-scale industrial enterprises was 390 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.0%, which was the same as in March; the daily output was 12.85 million tons. From January to April, the output of raw coal in large-scale industrial enterprises was 1.58 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.1%. The growth rate of crude oil production accelerated. In April, the output of crude oil in large-scale industrial enterprises was 17.94 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%, which was 1.0 percentage points higher than in March; the daily output was 5.98 million tons. From January to April, the output of crude oil in large-scale industrial enterprises was 72.74 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%. The decrease in crude oil processing expanded. In April, the processing volume of crude oil in large-scale industrial enterprises was 54.65 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.8%, which was 3.6 percentage points higher than in March; the daily processing volume was 18.22 million tons. From January to April, the processing volume of crude oil in large-scale industrial enterprises was 23.895 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%. Steady growth in natural gas production. In April, the output of natural gas in large-scale industrial enterprises was 21.9 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%, which was 1.1 percentage points lower than in March; the daily output was 730 million cubic meters. From January to April, the output of natural gas in large-scale industrial enterprises was 90 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. II. Electricity production situation The growth rate of electricity generation in large-scale industrial enterprises accelerated. In April, the electricity generation of large-scale industrial enterprises was 744 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%, which was 1.2 percentage points higher than in March; the daily electricity generation was 248.0 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to April, the electricity generation of large-scale industrial enterprises was 3.1237 trillion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. In terms of different types, in April, the growth rate of electricity generation in large-scale industrial enterprises for thermal power, CECEP Solar Energy slowed down, while the growth rate for hydropower accelerated, and the decline for nuclear power and wind power narrowed. Specifically, the electricity generation of thermal power in large-scale industrial enterprises increased by 3.1% year-on-year in April, which was 1.1 percentage points lower than in March; hydropower in large-scale industrial enterprises increased by 12.2%, which was 1.4 percentage points higher than in March; nuclear power in large-scale industrial enterprises decreased by 8.7%, which was 3.1 percentage points lower than in March; wind power in large-scale industrial enterprises decreased by 5.0%, which was 12.3 percentage points lower than in March; the electricity generation of CECEP Solar Energy in large-scale industrial enterprises increased by 7.1%, which was 2.9 percentage points lower than in March. This article was selected from the official website of the National Bureau of Statistics; Edited by: Liu Jiayin.