Energy Production in September 2026

In September, the decline in the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size narrowed, the growth of crude oil production accelerated, the natural gas production remained stable, and the electricity generation declined.

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

The decline in the raw coal production narrowed. In September, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 390 million tons, down by 6.8% year on year, with the decline narrowing by 0.9 percentage points from August; the average daily output was 12.84 million tons.

From January to September, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 3.45 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5%.

The growth of the crude oil production accelerated. In September, the crude oil production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 18.21 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%, with the growth rate 1.4 percentage points higher than that in August; the average daily output was 607 thousand tons.

From January to September, the crude oil production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 164.60 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.0%.

The decline in the processing volume of crude oil widened. In September, the processing volume of crude oil by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 57.48 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 8.4%, with the decline widening by 1.5 percentage points from August; the average daily processing volume was 1.916 million tons.

From January to September, the processing volume of crude oil by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 513.60 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 6.8%.

Natural gas production remained stable. In September, the production of natural gas by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 21.0 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year decrease of 1.0%; the average daily output was 700 million cubic meters.

From January to September, the production of natural gas by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 196.7 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%.

II. Electricity Generation

Electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size declined. In September, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 829.4 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 1.2%; the average daily electricity generation was 27.65 billion kWh. From January to September, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 7,491.6 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%.

By category, in September, the decline in thermal power by industrial enterprises above the designated size narrowed, while the growth of hydropower generation shifted from positive to negative; the growth of nuclear power, wind power and solar power generation accelerated. Among them, thermal power generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size decreased by 1.4% year on year, with the decline narrowing by 2.9 percentage points from that in August; hydropower generation decreased by 18.1%; nuclear power generation increased by 21.5%, with the growth rate 12.1 percentage points higher than that in August; wind power generation increased by 10.6%, with the growth rate 2.7 percentage points higher than that in August; solar power generation increased by 19.5%, with the growth rate 9.2 percentage points higher than that in August.

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, defined as 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 those 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.