China National Nuclear Corporation reports steady growth in power generation

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), one of the country's largest nuclear power operators, said the company had generated nearly 218.74 kilowatt-hours of electricity from commercial operation in 2022, up 11.17 percent year on year.

The CNNC said all its nuclear power units combined to generate a total of 185.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year -- up 7 percent from the 2021 level.

The company also reported a large expansion in new energy installed capacity -- such as wind and solar power -- with new energy power generation from such sources surging by 51.16 percent year on year to about 22.48 billion kilowatt-hours in 2022.

The CNNC said it aims to generate 228.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity this year, of which 183.5 billion kilowatt-hours will be nuclear power.