China's total primary energy production reached 5.13 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent in 2025, surpassing the 5-billion-tonne mark for the first time, the National Energy Administration said on Tuesday.

Clean energy is taking a larger role in the energy mix, as non-fossil power generation continues to grow rapidly while thermal power output fell for the first time in a decade.

In 2025, newly added electricity generation from non-fossil sources reached 112.1% of the increase in nationwide electricity consumption, becoming the main contributor to new power generation during the last five years.

With faster growth in wind, solar and hydropower generation, thermal power output stood at about 6.3 trillion kWh for the year, down 0.7% year on year.

Domestic oil and gas production continued to expand. China produced 216 million tonnes of crude oil in 2025, up 1.5% year on year, while crude import sources expanded to around 40 countries.

Natural gas output reached 262.06 billion cubic meters, up 6.3% year on year. Imports declined, bringing China's dependence on foreign gas to 40%, the lowest level during the 14th five-year plan period.

Investment in the energy sector also remained strong. Annual investment in major energy projects exceeded 3.5 trillion yuan ($490 billion) for the first time in 2025, focusing on areas including large wind and solar bases, nuclear power and offshore wind.

At the same time, the integration of technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), big data and blockchain with the energy sector is deepening, raising new requirements for coordination between computing power and electricity supply. 

For example, Qinghai Province in northwest China, rich in clean energy resources, has proposed building a national demonstration zone for green electric power and computing power coordination, upgrading its dispatch platform to promote the integration of computing and power networks.