In the first half of this year, China generated 1,128.63 billion kilowatt hours (kw/h) of electricity, up 13.2 percent year on year, according to figures released by the China Electricity Council (CEC) on Friday.

During the period, hydro-electric generators provided a total of 155.73 billion kw/h, increasing 21.8 percent year on year; thermal-electric generators provided 940.63 billion kw/h, up 11.8 percent; nuclear generators provided 25.92 billion kw/h, up 15.0 percent, according to the CEC.

Jiangsu, Henan, Hainan, Qinghai, Ningxia provinces as well as Inner Mongolia and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regions all witnessed their power production jump over 20 percent during the period, the CEC said.

By the end of June, the installed electricity generating capacity of the country reached 460 million kilowatts.

The installed electricity generating capacity of the State Grid Corporation, the Southern Grid Corporation as well as five other major power generating companies in the country totaled 190.86 million kilowatts, up 11.04 percent and accounting for 41.5 percent of China's total installed capacity.

The total power production of these power giants during the first half year reached 501.39 billion kw/h, up 14.55 percent and accounting for 44.42 percent of China's total power generation.

(Xinhua News Agency July 29, 2005)