Hydropower output in China down 24.5% in Sept

China's hydropower output dropped to 56.87 billion kilowatt-hours in September, representing a 24.5 percent year-on-year decrease.

This is due to a runoff from major rivers, according to the nation's National Development and Reform Commission.

The September decrease was 9.9 percentage points higher than August's decrease, the NDRC stated.

As of the end of September, the adjustable water and hydropower reserves of the country's major hydropower plants stood at 104.9 billion cubic meters and 28.1 billion kwh, down 18.5 percent and 36 percent year-on-year, respectively, the NDRC said.

The dramatic drop in hydropower reserves will have a negative effect on electricity production and supply, the NDRC noted.

The full story is available at Xinhua News.