Energy Production in April 2026

In April 2026, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size remained at a relatively high level, the growth of crude oil production and electricity generation accelerated, and the growth of natural gas production was steady.

I. Raw Coal, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production and Related Information

Raw coal production remained at a relatively high level. In April, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 390 million tons, down by 1.0% year on year, while the output in March remained unchanged year on year; the average daily output was 12.85 million tons.

From January to April, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 1.58 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.1%.

The growth of crude oil production accelerated. In April, the crude oil production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 17.94 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%, 1.0 percentage point higher than that in March; the average daily output was 598 thousand tons.

From January to April, the crude oil production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 72.74 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%.

The decline in the processing volume of crude oil expanded. In April, the processing volume of crude oil by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 54.65 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.8%, with the decline expanded by 3.6 percentage points from March; the average daily processing volume was 1.822 million tons.

From January to April, the processing volume of crude oil by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 238.95 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%.

Natural gas production grew steadily. In April, the production of natural gas by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 21.9 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%, with the growth rate 1.1 percentage points lower than that in March; the average daily output was 730 million cubic meters.

From January to April, the production of natural gas by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 90.0 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%.

II. Electricity Generation

Electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size grew faster. In April, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 744.0 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%, with the growth rate 1.2 percentage points higher than that in March; the average daily electricity generation was 24.80 billion kWh. From January to April, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 3,123.7 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%.

By category, in April, the growth of thermal power and solar power generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size slowed down, while that of hydropower generation accelerated; the declines in nuclear power and wind power generation narrowed. Among them, thermal power generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 3.1% year on year, with the growth rate 1.1 percentage points lower than that in March; hydropower generation increased by 12.2%, with the growth rate 1.4 percentage points higher than that in March; nuclear power generation decreased by 8.7%, with the decline narrowed by 3.1 percentage points compared with March; wind power generation decreased by 5.0%, with the decline narrowed by 12.3 percentage points compared with March; solar power generation increased by 7.1%, with the growth rate 2.9 percentage points lower than that in March.

Annotations:

1. Notes on Indicators

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

2. Statistical Coverage

The output data in this report are compiled on the basis of industrial enterprises above the designated size, which refers to industrial enterprises with an annual main business revenue of 20 million yuan or above.

As the scope of industrial enterprises above the designated size changes every year, to ensure comparability between the data of the current year and that of the previous year, the year-on-year growth rates of product output and other indicators are calculated based on the same statistical coverage of enterprises as in the current period, which is different from the coverage of data published last year.