Energy Production in April 2025

In April, the growth rate of coal, crude petroleum oil and electricity produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size declined, and the growth rate of natural gas accelerated.

I. Coal, Crude Petroleum Oil and Natural Gas Production and Relevant Information

Coal production grew steadily. In April, 390 million tons of coal were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 3.8 percent year on year, a growth rate of 5.8 percentage points declined than that in March, with an average daily output of 12.98 million tons.

From January to April, 1.58 billion tons of coal were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 6.6 percent year on year.

Crude petroleum oil production continued to grow. In April, 17.72 million tons of crude petroleum oil were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 1.5 percent year on year, a growth rate of 2.0 percentage points slower than that of March, with an average daily output of 591,000 tons.

From January to April, 71.81 million tons of crude petroleum oil were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 1.2 percent year on year.

Crude petroleum oil processing slowed down. In April, 58.03 million tons of crude petroleum oil were processed by industrial enterprises above the designated size, down by 1.4 percent year on year, while up by 0.4 percent in March, with an average daily processing capacity of 1.934 million tons.

From January to April, 240.27 million tons of crude petroleum oil were processed, up by 0.8 percent year on year.

The growth rate of natural gas production accelerated. In April, 21.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 8.1 percent year on year, a growth rate of 3.1 percentage points faster than that in March, with an average daily output of 720 million cubic meters.

From January to April, 87.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 5.3 percent year on year.

II. Electricity Generation

The power generation of industrial enterprises above the designated size experienced steady growth. In April, 711.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 0.9 percent year on year, a growth rate of 0.9 percentage points slower than that in March, with an average daily electricity generation capacity of 23.7 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to April, 2.984 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 0.1 percent year on year, with a year-on-year increase in an average daily electricity generation capacity of 0.9 percent after deducting days factors.

From the perspective of energy sources, in April, thermal power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size was flat; the growth rate of hydropower changed from an increase to a decrease; the growth rate of nuclear-power generation slowed down; and the growth rate of wind power and solar power generation accelerated. Among them, the thermal power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size decreased by 2.3 percent year on year, with a flat decline compared to March; the hydropower decreased by 6.5 percent, compared with an increase of 9.5 percent in March; the nuclear-power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 12.4 percent, with the growth rate slowing by 10.6 percentage points; the wind power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 12.7 percent, with the growth rate accelerating by 4.5 percentage points; that of solar power generation increased by 16.7 percent, with the growth rate accelerating by 7.8 percentage points.

Annotations:

1. Explanatory Notes

Average daily product output: It is calculated by dividing the total output of industrial enterprises above the designated size announced in that month by the calendar days of that month.

2. Statistical Coverage

The statistical caliber of the output data in the report is the industrial enterprises above the designated size, and the statistical scope is industrial enterprises with an annual main business revenue of 20 million yuan and above.

Because the scope of industrial enterprises above the designated size changes every year, to ensure that this year's data is comparable with the previous year's, the cumulative figures for the same period last year used to calculate year-on-year growth rates for product output and other indicators are consistent with the statistical scope of enterprises in the current period. And there may be a discrepancy in statistical standard and coverage between the data released this year and last year.