China's power generation up in first 6 months

BEIJING -- China's power generation rose 0.7 percent year-on-year to reach 3.96 trillion kilowatt-hours in the first six months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.

In June alone, power generation increased by 1.5 percent year-on-year to reach 709 billion kilowatt-hours, reversing the 3.3-percent decline in May.

Specifically, thermal power generation decreased by 6 percent year-on-year, and hydropower output rose 29 percent from a year ago, NBS data showed.

Wind power and solar power generation increased 16.7 percent and 9.9 percent, respectively, and nuclear power output was 9 percent lower.