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U.S. power generation is 2nd in the world, India 3rd, Russia 4th and Iran 11th. What about China?


U.S. power generation is 2nd in the world, India 3rd, Russia 4th and Iran 11th. What about China?

Similar to the economic and trade development situation, driven by the rapid recovery in various fields, the power generation of countries and regions around the world has increased significantly to 28.466 trillion kWh (that is, 28.466 trillion kWh) in 2021, compared with 26.889 trillion kWh in the same period last year., An increase of 5.9.

Subregionally, the Asia-Pacific region remains the core of global electricity production, rising to 13.994 trillion kWh in 2021, up 8.1 per cent year-on-year, and its global share rising to 49.2 per cent. This is followed by North America, which will generate about 5.384 trillion kWh in 2021.

China's share of electricity generation rose to 30% of the world

By country, China remains the world's leader in power production, rising sharply to 8.534 trillion kWh in 2021, up 9.7 percent year-on-year and accounting for 30 percent of the world's total. In the fields of firepower, wind power, hydropower, solar power generation and emerging energy storage, my country is the world's first, and its growth is also at the world's leading level.

Although nuclear power generation is still lower than that of the United States, the number of nuclear power units under construction and proposed construction in China ranks first in the world. The new generation of nuclear power technology represented by Hualong No.1 has become the trend of nuclear power in China.

The world's national business card "marks that my country's nuclear power technology level and comprehensive strength rank first in the world.

There is also Linglong No. 1, which is another major achievement of independent innovation in my country after Hualong No. 1. It is the world's first commercial land-based modular small reactor, and it is also the world's first to pass the IAEA General Design Review. The third generation modular small pressurized water reactor type.

Compared with the 5.26 trillion million hours in the same period last year, the increase was nearly 2.4 percent. As North America's electricity production growth is lower than that of the world, its share of the world has fallen to 18.9 per cent, while Europe is third, with 4.033 trillion kWh of electricity in 2021, accounting for 14.2 per cent.

According to reports, multinational companies including Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Brazil, Egypt, the United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Pakistan, and Mongolia have all developed a strong interest in my country's Linglong One, and some countries have even carried out projects with my country's China National Nuclear Corporation. Negotiate work.

Introduction to power generation in some other countries

The U.S. will generate about 4.406 trillion kWh of electricity in 2021, up 2.8 percent year-on-year, and about 15.5 percent of the global share. Although it is lower than my country in terms of wind, thermal, and solar power generation, the United States still leads the world in nuclear power generation, with 0.819 trillion kWh in 2021.

China's nuclear power generation capacity is close to 0.408 trillion kwh, about half of the nuclear power in the United States. But as mentioned above, in the new generation of nuclear power technology, China has been ahead of the United States, and the next few decades will be another peak of China's nuclear energy construction.

Top 16 Global Power Generation in 2021

India ranks third in the world in terms of power generation, reaching 1.715 trillion kWh in 2021, accounting for about 6 percent of the world's total; Russia ranks fourth, with about 1.157 trillion kWh, or 4.1 percent; and Japan ranks fifth, with 1.02 trillion kWh, or 3.6 percent.

South Korea has about 0.6 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity, accounting for 2.1 per cent of the total, ranking eighth in the world; Iran ranks 11th in the world with 0.358 trillion kilowatt-hours, accounting for 1.3 per cent of the total; and Indonesia ranks 16th, with 0.309 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity, accounting for 1.1 per cent.