China Federation of Power and Power: the cumulative average utilization of power generation equipment in the country from January to June is 1727 hours.

Published: Jul 27, 2020 10:23

SMM News: recently, the China Light and Power Union released a brief introduction to the operation of the power industry from January to June 2020. Among them, from January to June, the cumulative average utilization hours of power generation equipment nationwide was 1727 hours, 107 hours lower than that of the same period last year.

From January to June, the average utilization hours of hydropower equipment nationwide was 1528 hours, which was 145 hours lower than that of the same period last year. Among the provinces with the top 10 hydropower installed capacity, with the exception of Qinghai and Hubei, the average utilization hours of hydropower equipment in other provinces decreased compared with the same period last year, of which Fujian, Yunnan, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan and Guangdong decreased by more than 200 hours compared with the same period last year. 570, 396, 287, 263, 257 and 204 hours respectively.

From January to June, the average utilization hours of thermal power equipment nationwide was 1947 hours, 119 hours lower than that of the same period last year. Among them, the average utilization hours of coal-fired power generation and gas-fired power generation equipment are 1994 and 1196 hours respectively. A total of 11 provinces in China have exceeded the national average in the utilization of thermal power equipment, including more than 2300 hours in Inner Mongolia and Gansu, 2449 and 2356 hours respectively, while only 162hours in Tibet.

Compared with the same period last year, thermal power utilization hours decreased in 23 provinces, including Hubei, Hainan, Hebei, Anhui, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which decreased by more than 200 hours compared with the same period last year. 492, 352, 327, 272, 264, 219 and 211 hours respectively, Henan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Tianjin, Chongqing, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia decreased more than 100 hours compared with the same period last year. On the other hand, Yunnan, Guangxi, Gansu, Sichuan and Xinjiang increased more than 100 hours compared with the same period last year, increasing by 833, 281, 210, 118 and 113 hours respectively.

In addition, from January to June, the average utilization hours of nuclear power equipment nationwide was 3519 hours, an increase of 90 hours over the same period last year; the average utilization hours of grid-connected wind power equipment was 1123 hours, 10 hours lower than that of the same period last year; and the average utilization hours of solar power generation equipment nationwide was 663 hours, an increase of 13 hours over the same period last year.

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