In the first two months of 2026, Guangdong generated 16.86 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of nuclear power, ranking first nationwide. The province has maintained its leading position in China's nuclear power sector through both scale and innovation.

Guangdong is home to the country's most concentrated cluster of nuclear power projects and boasts the largest installed capacity in operation and under construction. By the end of 2025, the province's installed nuclear power capacity had reached 16.18 million kilowatts, accounting for about 25.8% of China's total installed nuclear power capacity. As the cradle of China's commercial nuclear power industry, the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(GBA), has operated safely for 32 years. The plant has cumulatively supplied more than 330 billion kWh of electricity to Hong Kong, accounting for roughly one-quarter of Hong Kong's total electricity consumption. In April this year, Unit 1 of the Taipingling nuclear power plant, the first Hualong One nuclear unit in the GBA, officially began commercial operation. The unit is expected to generate more than 9 billion kWh of electricity annually, enough to meet the yearly power demand of around one million residents. Meanwhile, construction of new projects is advancing at full speed, with four units at the Lufeng nuclear power plant among those approved and currently under construction.

Guangdong's continued leadership in nuclear power also stems from its drive for independent innovation. In 2025,CGN Power Co., Ltd. accelerated the development of the China Southern Atomic Energy Science and Technology Innovation Center, a major hub for original advanced nuclear technologies, supporting further upgrades of Hualong One and the research and development of advanced reactor types. Currently, CGN Power has 19 nuclear power units under construction, 17 of which adopt Hualong One, China's independently developed third-generation nuclear technology. With the commissioning of Taipingling Unit 1, Hualong One has achieved the leap from "demonstration" to "large-scale application." Guangdong has now formed a full industrial chain covering nuclear plant design, equipment manufacturing, construction, and operation.

168.6亿千瓦时！广东核电领跑全国

2026年1-2月，广东核能发电量高达168.6亿千瓦时，稳居全国之首。广东核电凭借“规模”与“创新”领跑全国。

广东省是目前全国核电项目分布最集中、在运及在建规模最大的省份。截至2025年底，广东核电装机容量已达1618万千瓦，占全国核电总装机容量的约25.8%。作为中国商用核电的“摇篮”，坐落于粤港澳大湾区的大亚湾核电站已安全运行32年，累计向香港输送电量超3300亿千瓦时，占香港总用电量的四分之一。今年4月，粤港澳大湾区首台“华龙一号”核电机组——太平岭1号机组正式投产，年发电量预计超90亿千瓦时，可满足百万居民年度用电需求。在建项目火力全开，陆丰核电四台机组等均已核准在建。

广东核电的持续领跑，还在于自主创新。2025年，中广核电力打造的先进核能原创技术策源地——中国南方原子能科学与技术创新中心加速构建，助力“华龙一号”迭代升级及先进堆型研发。目前，中广核在建核电机组19台，其中17台采用“华龙一号”三代核电技术；随着太平岭1号机组正式投产，“华龙一号”也实现了从“示范”到“规模化应用”的跨越。广东已形成覆盖核电设计、设备制造、工程建设、生产运营的完整产业链。

文｜羊城晚报经济评论员 董鹏程
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译｜魏薇
英文审校｜曾敏