According to CCTV, China's total export value for the first eight months of 2022 was 15.48 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.2%, and its contribution to GDP continued to increase, becoming a major highlight of the Chinese economy this year.
In recent years, the export of wind power equipment in China has grown rapidly. Currently, 60% of wind power equipment in the global market comes from China. It is reported that in the first quarter of 2022, China exported 9499 wind turbines, with a single blade length of nearly 80 meters.
The National Energy Administration has released statistical data on the national power industry from January to August 2022.
As of the end of August 2022, the installed power generation capacity in China is approximately 2.47 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 8.0%. Among them, the installed capacity of wind power is about 340 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 16.6%; The installed capacity of solar power generation is about 350 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 27.2%.
From January to August 2022, the cumulative average utilization of power generation equipment in China was 2499 hours, a decrease of 67 hours compared to the same period last year. Among them, there were 2930 hours of thermal power, a decrease of 64 hours compared to the same period last year; 4995 hours of nuclear power, a decrease of 224 hours compared to the same period last year; Wind power generated 1460 hours, a decrease of 40 hours compared to the same period last year. China's major power generation enterprises have completed an investment of 320.9 billion yuan in power engineering, a year-on-year increase of 18.7%. Among them, solar power generation reached 102.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 323.8%. The investment in power grid engineering has reached 266.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%.