China's power generation decreased in the first four months of this year, down 5 percent year on year, official data showed Friday.
Electricity output hit about 2.14 trillion kilowatt-hours during this period, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
In April alone, the output saw a 0.3-percent surge to 554.3 billion kilowatt-hours.
A breakdown of the data showed a decline of hydropower electricity generation in April, which fell 9.2 percent year on year.
Coal-fired electricity generation went up 1.2 percent last month, rebounding from the 7.5-percent drop in March, while solar power climbed 12.3 percent year on year.
Last month, nuclear and wind power generation saw an increase of 10.7 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively.
Editor:Cherie
