5.Energy Production in May 2026

In May 2026, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size remained at a relatively high level, the growth of crude oil production was steady, the growth of natural gas production fell slightly, and the growth of electricity generation accelerated.

I. Raw Coal, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production and Related Information

Raw coal production remained at a relatively high level. In May, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 400 million tons, down by 1.7% year on year; the average daily output was 12.81 million tons.

From January to May, the raw coal production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 1.98 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3%.

The growth of crude oil production was steady. In May, the crude oil production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 18.57 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.5%, 0.7 percentage points lower than that in April; the average daily output was 599 thousand tons.

From January to May, the crude oil production by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 91.31 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.1%.

The decline in the processing volume of crude oil expanded. In May, the processing volume of crude oil by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 53.72 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 9.1%, with the decline expanded by 3.3 percentage points from April; the average daily processing volume was 1.733 million tons.

From January to May, the processing volume of crude oil by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 292.80 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.2%.

Natural gas production fell slightly. In May, the production of natural gas by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 21.7 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year decrease of 2.2%, compared with a 1.9% increase in April; the average daily output was 700 million cubic meters.

From January to May, the production of natural gas by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 111.7 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%.

II. Electricity Generation

Electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size grew faster. In May, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 784.3 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, with the growth rate 1.6 percentage points higher than that in April; the average daily electricity generation was 25.30 billion kWh. From January to May, electricity generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size was 3,912.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 3.6%.

By category, in May, the growth of thermal power generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size slowed down, while that of hydropower and solar power generation accelerated; the growth of nuclear power and wind power generation turned from decline to growth. Among them, thermal power generation by industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 2.1% year on year, with the growth rate 1.0 percentage point lower than that in April; hydropower generation increased by 13.0%, with the growth rate 0.8 percentage points higher than that in April; nuclear power generation increased by 5.0%, compared with an 8.7% decline in April; wind power generation increased by 0.5%, compared with a 5.0% decline in April; solar power generation increased by 12.1%, with the growth rate 5.0 percentage points higher than that in April.

Annotations:

1. Notes on Indicators

Average daily output is calculated by dividing the total output of industrial enterprises above the designated size announced in the current month by the number of calendar days in that month.

2. Statistical Coverage

The output data in this report are compiled on the basis of industrial enterprises above the designated size, which refer to industrial enterprises with an annual main business revenue of 20 million yuan or above.

As the scope of industrial enterprises above the designated size changes every year, to ensure comparability between the data of the current year and that of the previous year, the year-on-year growth rates of product output and other indicators are calculated based on the same statistical coverage of enterprises as in the current period, which is different from the coverage of data published last year.