China’s power sector grows greener

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) — China’s power sector reported reduction in coal consumed to generate per kilowatt hour and sulfur dioxide emission on the whole, according to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC).

The coal used to generate per kwh dropped by nine grams to 332 grams in the first five month this year from a year earlier, the SERC said.

It stated the whole sector discharged 5.4 percent less sulfur dioxide during the period from the previous year despite a 17.46 percent surge in coal consumption.

The country’s power output reached 1.47 trillion kwh in the first six months, 15.9 percent higher from a year ago, while and its consumption rose 15.84 percent to 1.5 trillion kwh.

Xinhua