Solar power generation increased by 9.9% in June 2022

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In June, industrial raw coal, crude oil, natural gas, and electricity production above designated size all maintained growth. Compared with May, the growth rate of raw coal production accelerated, crude oil maintained steady growth, natural gas production slowed down, and electricity increased from a decrease. In June, power generation was 709 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 1.5%, a decrease of 3.3% in the previous month, and the average daily power generation was 23.63 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to June, power generation was 3.96 trillion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 0.7%. In terms of types, in June, the decline in thermal power narrowed, the growth rate of hydropower, wind power, and solar power accelerated or turned from a decrease to an increase, and that of nuclear power increased from an increase to a decrease. Among them, thermal power fell by 6.0% year-on-year, and the decline narrowed by 4.9 percentage points from the previous month. ； Hydropower grew by 29.0%, 2.3 percentage points faster than the previous month. ； Nuclear power fell 9.0%, after rising 1.3% in the previous month ； Wind power increased by 16.7%, compared with a decrease of 0.7% in the previous month. ； Solar power generation increased by 9.9%, 1.6 percentage points faster than the previous month.