Analysis of Global Power Market
Analysis of China's Power Operation Market
Utilisation Rate of Power Generators
Average Utilisation Hours of Power Generators
(by Fuel Type), China, 2013-2018
Hours per year
9,000
7,873.9 7,787.0
7,403.3
7,060.4 7,089.0 7,184.0
6,000
5,020.6
4,777.7
4,364.1
4,185.5
3,669.1 3,590.2 3,618.9
4,219.0
3,597.0
4,361.0
3,613.0
3,359.3
3,000
2,024.6
2,095.0
1,900.2
1,949.0
1,724.3 1,744.8
1,342.2 1,235.3
1,224.8
1,129.3
1,205.0 1,212.0
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Highlights
➤Driven by the accelerating growth of power
consumption, the average utilisation hours of
most of power generators in China experienced
stable recovery from the low level from 2016 and
2018. The improvement is relatively significant in
wind power and solar power due to a series of
supportive policies for the consumption of clean
energy, especially wind power and solar power.
➤ The utilisation hours of hydropower generators
are relatively stable among those of all other
power sources during the period from 2016 to
2018. According to the data of first 5 months of
2019, there was significant increase in the
utilisation hours of hydropower generators driven
by the improving consumption of hydropower
and increase of water inflow.
With the deepening of structural reform, the
overall efficiency of thermal power industry is
improving and utilisation hours are expected to
increase steadily from 2016 to 2018.
Hydropower
Nuclear
Solar
Thermal Power
Wind Power
FROST
&
SULLIVAN
Source: CEC, Frost & Sullivan
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