China's power generation rises 7.2 pct in first 10 months

Workers install the 1,000MW ultra-supercritical power unit at a thermal power plant of CR Power in Caofeidian industrial zone of Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 27, 2018. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's power generation rose 7.2 percent year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2018. In October alone, China generated 533 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power, up 4.8 percent year on year, faster than the 4.6-percent growth in September. The average daily power generation reached 17.2 billion kWh, edging down from 18.3 billion kWh in September. China saw a faster growth rate of hydroelectricity, nuclear power, and solar power generation in October. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)