Energy Production in May 2025

In May, the growth of coal, crude petroleum oil and natural gas produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size accelerated, and the production of electricity showed steady growth.

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

The growth rate of coal production accelerated. In May, 400 million tons of coal were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 4.2 percent year on year, a growth rate of 0.4 percentage points faster than that in April, with an average daily output of 13.01 million tons.

From January to May, 1.99 billion tons of coal were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 6.0 percent year on year.

Crude petroleum oil production grew steadily. In May, 18.47 million tons of crude petroleum oil were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 1.8 percent year on year, a growth rate of 0.3 percentage points faster than that of April, with an average daily output of 596,000 tons.

From January to May, 90.28 million tons of crude petroleum oil were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 1.3 percent year on year.

The decline in crude petroleum oil processing expanded. In May, 59.11 million tons of crude petroleum oil were processed by industrial enterprises above the designated size, down by 1.8 percent year on year, with the decline expanding by 0.4 percentage points compared to April; the daily processing capacity averaged 1.907 million tons.

From January to May, 299.37 million tons of crude petroleum oil were processed, up by 0.3 percent year on year.

The growth rate of natural gas production accelerated. In May, 22.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 9.1 percent year on year, a growth rate of 1.0 percentage point faster than that in April, with an average daily output of 710 million cubic meters.

From January to May, 109.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 6.0 percent year on year.

II. Electricity Generation

The power generation of industrial enterprises above the designated size experienced steady growth. In May, 737.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 0.5 percent year on year, a growth rate of 0.4 percentage points slower than that in April, with an average daily electricity generation capacity of 23.8 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to May, 3.7266 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size, up by 0.3 percent year on year, with a year-on-year increase in an average daily electricity generation capacity of 1.0 percent after deducting days factors.

From the perspective of energy sources, in May, thermal power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size changed from a decrease to an increase; the decline in hydropower generation expanded; and the growth rate of nuclear-power, wind power and solar power generation slowed down. Among them, the thermal power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 1.2 percent year on year, compared with a decrease of 2.3 percent in April; the hydropower generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size decreased by 14.3 percent, with a decline expanding by 7.8 percentage points compared to April; the nuclear-power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 6.7 percent, with a growth rate slowing by 5.7 percentage points compared to April; the wind power generated by industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 11.0 percent, with a growth rate slowing by 1.7 percentage points compared to April; and the solar power increased by 7.3 percent, with a growth rate slowing by 9.4 percentage points compared to April.

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.