China had nine nuclear generating units operated commercially last year, achieving sound operation results. Their total generated power reached 53.08 billion kilowatt hours, with electricity on grid reaching 50.33 million kilowatt hours, an increase of 5.18 and 5.29 percent respectively year on year, according to statistics released by the State Commission of Science and Technology for National Defense Industry, reports China News Agency on Friday.

Of the electricity, the first-phase Qinshan Nuclear Power Station project generated 2.35 billion kilowatt hours, the two generating units of the plant's second phase project yielded 10.13 billion kilowatt hours, the two generating sets of the third phase project generated 10.12 billion kilowatt hours. The two generating units at the Daya Bay Nuclear Plant in Guangdong Province generated 15.45 billion kilowatt hours while the two generating units at the Ling'ao Nuclear Power Plant generated 15.03 billion kilowatt hours.

By People's Daily Online