The nuclear power output in China was around 350 terawatt hours in 2019, after increasing steadily during the previous decades. The growth rate of nuclear power production in China since 2010 was between 15 and 25 percent per year, leading to an overall increase of over 400 terawatts hours of electricity generated by this industry between 2009 and 2019.
The volume of nuclear power generation in China was estimated to reach 489 terawatt hours in 2022.
Nuclear power accounted for around five percent of the energy mix in China in 2019.
Volume of nuclear power generation in China from 2009 to 2019, with a forecast for 2022
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