Electricity Production in China increased to 784250 Gigawatt-hour in May from 743980 Gigawatt-hour in April of 2026. Electricity Production in China averaged 310282.44 Gigawatt-hour from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1571790.00 Gigawatt-hour in February of 2026 and a record low of 41760.00 Gigawatt-hour in February of 1989. source: National Bureau of Statistics of China

Electricity Production in China is expected to be 845000.00 Gigawatt-hour by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Electricity Production is projected to trend around 865000.00 Gigawatt-hour in 2027 and 876000.00 Gigawatt-hour in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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China Electricity Production
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
784250.00 743980.00 1571790.00 41760.00 1989 - 2026 Gigawatt-hour Monthly
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