National Bureau of Statistics: In August, raw coal production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 360 million tons, down 7.7% year-on-year.

On September 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released the energy production situation for August 2026. In August, the decline in raw coal production by industrial enterprises above designated size (hereinafter referred to as industrial enterprises above designated size) narrowed, crude oil production grew steadily, natural gas production turned from a decline to an increase, and electricity production remained stable. In August, raw coal production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 360 million tons, down 7.7% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 2.4 percentage points from July; average daily output was 11.67 million tons. From January to August, raw coal production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 3.06 billion tons, down 3.3% year-on-year. The original text is as follows: Energy Production Situation in August 2026 In August, the decline in raw coal production by industrial enterprises above designated size (hereinafter referred to as industrial enterprises above designated size) narrowed, crude oil production grew steadily, natural gas production turned from a decline to an increase, and electricity production remained stable. I. Raw Coal, Crude Oil, and Natural Gas Production and Related Situation The decline in raw coal production narrowed. In August, raw coal production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 360 million tons, down 7.7% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 2.4 percentage points from July; average daily output was 11.67 million tons. From January to August, raw coal production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 3.06 billion tons, down 3.3% year-on-year. Crude oil production grew steadily. In August, crude oil production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 18.43 million tons, up 0.8% year-on-year, with the growth rate unchanged from July; average daily output was 595,000 tons. From January to August, crude oil production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 146.39 million tons, up 0.9% year-on-year. The decline in crude oil processing narrowed. In August, crude oil processing volume by industrial enterprises above designated size was 59.07 million tons, down 6.9% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 8.9 percentage points from July; average daily processing volume was 1.906 million tons. From January to August, crude oil processing volume by industrial enterprises above designated size was 456.12 million tons, down 6.6% year-on-year. Natural gas production turned from a decline to an increase. In August, natural gas production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 21.4 billion cubic meters, up 0.8% year-on-year, compared with a decline of 0.9% in July; average daily output was 690 million cubic meters. From January to August, natural gas production by industrial enterprises above designated size was 175.7 billion cubic meters, up 1.1% year-on-year. II. Electricity Production Situation Electricity production by industrial enterprises above designated size was basically stable. In August, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above designated size was 943.8 billion kilowatt-hours, down 0.8% year-on-year; average daily electricity generation was 30.44 billion kilowatt-hours. From January to August, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above designated size was 6,647.6 billion kilowatt-hours, up 2.4% year-on-year. By variety, in August, the decline in thermal power by industrial enterprises above designated size expanded, the growth rate of hydropower slowed, and the growth rates of nuclear power, wind power, and CECEP Solar Energy power generation accelerated. Among them, thermal power by industrial enterprises above designated size fell 4.3% year-on-year, with the decline expanding by 0.8 percentage points from July; hydropower by industrial enterprises above designated size grew 2.8%, with the growth rate slowing by 3.9 percentage points; nuclear power by industrial enterprises above designated size grew 9.4%, with the growth rate accelerating by 2.8 percentage points; wind power by industrial enterprises above designated size grew 7.9%, with the growth rate accelerating by 3.4 percentage points; CECEP Solar Energy power generation by industrial enterprises above designated size grew 10.3%, with the growth rate accelerating by 4.7 percentage points. This article was compiled from the official website of the "National Bureau of Statistics," edited by GMTEight's Chen Siyu.