Economy

Markets

Industries

Insights

Reports

Events

China's power output growth slows

By Yu Tianyu (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-02-25 17:05

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Wednesday that China's total power output reached 3,433.4 billion kWh in 2008, up 5.2 percent year-on-year, while its growth rate was 9.4 percentage points lower than the previous year.

Related readings:  Can coal, power firms overcome their stalemate?  Govt pumps 12.6b yuan into power firms  China eyes independent nuclear power projects  State Grid to invest 31b yuan to upgrade power grid

The country's power consumption was 3,426.8 billion kWh in 2008, up 5.2 percent year-on-year, with the growth rate being 9.6 percentage points lower than 2007.

Due to the global economic downturn, power supply was likely to exceed demand in China this year, said the NDRC.

In addition, power supply in some regions could come under great pressure in some regions during times of peak demand in the summer, it said.