TABLE-China power consumption breakdown for September

BEIJING, Oct 15 - China's National Energy Administration on Thursday posted a breakdown of September power consumption and other data on the website of the National Development and Reform Commission (www.ndrc.gov.cn).

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September yr/yr Jan-Sept yr/yr

(bln kWh) pct (bln kWh) pct Total Power Consumption

322.400 10.24 2,663.546 1.40

Of which:

Residential 45.3 13.67 342.6 11.73

Industrial 227.3 8.76 1,927.3 -1.80

- primary industry~ 8.4 8.13 72.5 6.35

- secondary industry 230.8 8.87 1,954.9 -1.67

of which:

heavy industry 185.2 9.49 1,588.0 -1.60

light industry 42.1 5.66 339.2 -2.74

- tertiary industry 38 15.45 293.5 11.26 Average Power Plant Untilisation

September yr/yr Jan-Sept yr/yr

(hours)* pct (hours) pct* Total 396 - 3,352 -7.79 including:

Thermal Power 408 - 3,515 -7.48

Hydropower 346 - 2,671 -6.32 Coal Consumption in Heat Generation^

September yr/yr Jan-Sept yr/yr

(MT)* pct (MT) pct Total 8.31 - 98.95 -2.90

* Calculated by Thomsonreuters.

~ Primary industry refers to agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery and forestry.

- Data not available if not followed by any figures.

^ Coal consumption in power generation is not published.