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

Workers are seen at the installation site of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of the No.5 unit of China National Nuclear Corporation's Fuqing nuclear power plant in southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 28, 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/Lin Shanchuan)