In the first half of the year, the number of coal-fired power utilization in 27 provinces decreased

Beijing, July 27 (Reuters) According to the itu monthly statistics, as of the end of June, the country's 6000 mw and above thermal power installed capacity of 1.02 billion kilowatts of power plant, thermal power equipment during the first half of the average hours 1964 hours, than the same period last year to reduce 194 hours.The number of coal-fired power plants in 27 provinces decreased year-on-year.

At the end of June, hydropower capacity was 280 million kilowatts. In the first half of the year, hydropower equipment averaged 1,658 hours, an increase of 146 hours over the same period of last year.Compared with the same period last year, the average utilization of hydropower equipment in 19 provinces increased from the same period last year.Fujian, jiangxi, hunan, zhejiang and jilin increased by more than 600 hours, while henan and Inner Mongolia were reduced by 638 hours and 512 hours respectively.