China installed power capacity by source
China's installed power capacity and new generating additions are reported monthly by the NEA.
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| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 02-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | 06-2023 | 05-2023 | 04-2023 | 03-2023 | 02-2023 | 12-2022 | |
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| Installed generating capacity5 | 407,820 | 404,252 | 400,745 | 398,547 | 394,803 | 389,134 | 379,351 | 375,171 | 371,689 | 369,379 | 367,367 | 364,807 | 360,886 | 348,685 | 343,081 | 340,230 | 334,862 | 323,499 | 319,427 | 315,976 | 312,764 | 310,320 | 307,061 | 303,733 | 299,371 | 297,185 | 285,336 | 281,274 | 279,124 | 276,153 | 273,974 | 270,772 | 267,240 | 264,893 | 262,342 | 259,993 | 256,405 | |
| Hydropower: installed capacity | 45,550 | 45,449 | 45,231 | 45,061 | 44,921 | 44,802 | 44,490 | 44,388 | 44,283 | 44,219 | 44,161 | 43,996 | 43,864 | 43,772 | 43,757 | 43,728 | 43,595 | 43,208 | 43,088 | 43,055 | 42,867 | 42,835 | 42,715 | 42,604 | 42,340 | 42,246 | 42,134 | 42,023 | 41,949 | 41,893 | 41,812 | 41,793 | 41,700 | 41,633 | 41,546 | 41,425 | 41,350 | |
| Thermal power: installed capacity | 158,126 | 156,898 | 156,295 | 155,579 | 155,055 | 153,904 | 152,225 | 151,473 | 150,343 | 149,436 | 148,660 | 147,452 | 145,740 | 145,500 | 145,068 | 144,809 | 144,445 | 143,426 | 142,597 | 141,860 | 141,445 | 141,061 | 140,512 | 140,113 | 139,666 | 139,420 | 137,884 | 137,350 | 137,262 | 136,606 | 136,353 | 135,698 | 135,095 | 134,489 | 134,019 | 133,786 | 133,239 | |
| Nuclear power: installed capacity | 6,614 | 6,614 | 6,614 | 6,614 | 6,373 | 6,248 | 6,248 | 6,248 | 6,248 | 6,094 | 6,094 | 6,091 | 6,083 | 6,083 | 6,083 | 6,083 | 6,083 | 5,808 | 5,808 | 5,808 | 5,808 | 5,808 | 5,808 | 5,808 | 5,691 | 5,691 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,676 | 5,557 | 5,553 | |
| Wind power: installed capacity | 68,720 | 67,875 | 66,427 | 66,062 | 65,066 | 64,001 | 60,264 | 59,039 | 58,159 | 57,901 | 57,487 | 57,260 | 56,749 | 54,119 | 53,537 | 52,982 | 52,068 | 49,218 | 48,617 | 47,955 | 47,403 | 47,053 | 46,671 | 46,104 | 45,664 | 45,035 | 41,283 | 40,400 | 40,021 | 39,537 | 39,291 | 38,921 | 38,260 | 37,966 | 37,573 | 37,126 | 36,544 | |
| Solar power: installed capacity | 128,804 | 127,411 | 126,172 | 125,225 | 123,382 | 120,173 | 116,120 | 114,018 | 112,651 | 111,723 | 110,960 | 110,003 | 108,445 | 99,205 | 94,632 | 92,622 | 88,666 | 81,833 | 79,311 | 77,292 | 75,235 | 73,557 | 71,350 | 69,098 | 66,005 | 64,788 | 55,762 | 53,576 | 52,108 | 50,541 | 49,081 | 47,067 | 45,392 | 44,050 | 42,589 | 41,304 | 39,261 | |
| Newly added generating capacity, year-to-date5 | 19,397 | 15,870 | 12,473 | 10,624 | 6,591 | 44,557 | 39,784 | 36,673 | 34,516 | 32,480 | 29,332 | 26,492 | 14,052 | 8,572 | 5,453 | 31,666 | 27,933 | 24,258 | 20,995 | 18,484 | 15,276 | 11,564 | 6,943 | 5,272 | 28,310 | 25,013 | 22,633 | 19,855 | 17,216 | 14,096 | 11,054 | 8,442 | 5,900 | 3,511 | 19,974 | |||
| Hydropower: new capacity, year-to-date | 684 | 603 | 409 | 245 | 122 | 912 | 835 | 716 | 684 | 589 | 393 | 325 | 265 | 213 | 191 | 998 | 887 | 797 | 658 | 584 | 499 | 344 | 181 | 103 | 939 | 844 | 788 | 721 | 554 | 536 | 434 | 355 | 271 | 123 | 2,387 | |||
| Thermal power: new capacity, year-to-date | 5,030 | 3,836 | 3,238 | 2,800 | 1,996 | 7,752 | 6,508 | 5,668 | 4,987 | 4,198 | 2,578 | 1,755 | 1,298 | 925 | 388 | 4,744 | 4,218 | 3,343 | 2,859 | 2,438 | 1,825 | 1,210 | 639 | 508 | 4,655 | 4,372 | 3,944 | 3,429 | 3,227 | 2,602 | 2,202 | 1,266 | 805 | 570 | 4,471 | |||
| Nuclear power: new capacity, year-to-date | 362 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 121 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 0 | ||||
| Wind power: new capacity, year-to-date | 4,707 | 3,862 | 2,505 | 2,126 | 1,104 | 8,250 | 7,001 | 6,109 | 5,784 | 5,367 | 5,139 | 4,628 | 1,996 | 1,462 | 928 | 5,175 | 4,580 | 3,912 | 3,361 | 2,991 | 2,584 | 1,976 | 1,550 | 989 | 4,139 | 3,731 | 3,348 | 2,892 | 2,631 | 2,299 | 1,636 | 1,420 | 1,040 | 584 | 3,763 | |||
| Solar power: new capacity, year-to-date | 8,615 | 7,207 | 5,959 | 5,091 | 3,248 | 27,489 | 25,287 | 24,027 | 23,061 | 22,325 | 21,221 | 19,785 | 10,493 | 5,971 | 3,947 | 20,630 | 18,130 | 16,088 | 13,999 | 12,353 | 10,248 | 7,915 | 4,574 | 3,672 | 16,388 | 14,256 | 12,894 | 11,316 | 9,716 | 7,842 | 6,121 | 4,831 | 3,366 | 2,037 | 8,741 | |||
| Average utilisation hours of generating equipment, year-to-date | 1,671 | 1,392 | 1,155 | 925 | 466 | 3,119 | 2,858 | 2,619 | 2,368 | 2,105 | 1,806 | 1,504 | 1,249 | 1,008 | 769 | 505 | 3,442 | 3,147 | 2,880 | 2,619 | 2,328 | 1,994 | 1,666 | 1,372 | 844 | 563 | 3,282 | 2,996 | 2,716 | 2,423 | 2,079 | 1,733 | 1,430 | 1,145 | 868 | 569 | 3,687 | |
| Coal consumption rate of power supply | 302.8 | 300.4 | 297.7 | 294.3 | 287.6 | 304.5 | 305.5 | 305.4 | 304.6 | 302.8 | 300.7 | 298 | 294.3 | 290.4 | 287.8 | 304.8 | 307 | 305.8 | 305.8 | 304.7 | 302.4 | 300.2 | 293 | 289.8 | 303.4 | 304.7 | 304.9 | 304 | 302.3 | 299.8 | 298.1 | 294.7 | 290.8 | 288.2 | ||||
| Auxiliary power consumption rate of power plants, year-to-date2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| Hydropower: auxiliary power consumption rate | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Thermal power: auxiliary power consumption rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||||
| Heat supply, year-to-date | 369,215 | 341,441 | 310,018 | 280,881 | 178,536 | 531,964 | 462,222 | 421,963 | 392,706 | 364,016 | 335,764 | 306,514 | 277,584 | 242,847 | 176,553 | 521,663 | 458,258 | 417,147 | 392,300 | 364,785 | 334,927 | 306,900 | 242,132 | 178,401 | 494,676 | 424,773 | 389,489 | 361,909 | 332,703 | 305,991 | 278,644 | 251,115 | 218,306 | 160,527 | ||||
| Raw coal consumed for heat supply, year-to-date | 21,978 | 20,517 | 18,841 | 17,369 | 11,199 | 31,234 | 27,119 | 24,620 | 23,089 | 21,594 | 20,076 | 18,560 | 17,063 | 15,129 | 11,077 | 31,157 | 26,998 | 24,643 | 23,389 | 21,915 | 20,454 | 18,951 | 15,266 | 11,073 | 29,328 | 25,158 | 22,969 | 21,537 | 20,067 | 18,682 | 17,209 | 15,709 | 13,826 | 10,224 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from May 2021 to Jul 2026. Source: National Energy Administration (NEA) — National Power Industry Statistics.
About this data
China's installed power capacity and new generating additions are reported monthly by the NEA. Published by the National Energy Administration, the series track cumulative year-to-date capacity, equipment utilisation hours, and power supply coal consumption since 2021. Power generation sources are broken down across hydropower, thermal power, nuclear power, wind power, and solar power. Newly added capacity and utilisation hours are reported on a cumulative year-to-date basis, with installed capacity expressed in 10,000 kW.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China installed power capacity by source?
- Installed generating capacity stood at 407,820 10,000 kW in Jul 2026. That is +0.9% from Jun 2026 and +11.0% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China installed power capacity by source data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from May 2021 to Jul 2026. Source: National Energy Administration (NEA) — National Power Industry Statistics. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does China installed power capacity measure?
- China installed power capacity measures the total nameplate electric generating capacity connected to the power grid, reported at month-end by the National Energy Administration (NEA). The table also covers newly added capacity year-to-date, average equipment utilisation hours, power plant auxiliary consumption rates, and coal consumption rates per unit of power supply.
- Which energy sources are broken down in China power generation capacity?
- China power capacity statistics provide breakdowns across five primary generation sources: hydropower, thermal power, nuclear power, wind power, and solar power. For each energy source, the table tracks both total cumulative installed capacity and newly added capacity completed year-to-date in 10,000 kW.
- How should newly added power capacity be read compared to installed capacity in China?
- In China power industry statistics, total installed capacity represents the cumulative stock of operating generators at month-end, whereas newly added capacity is a flow measure reported on a cumulative year-to-date basis starting each January. To estimate monthly capacity additions, analysts compare consecutive year-to-date figures.