BEIJING — China's power generation climbed 1.7 percent year-on-year in August, a faster growth than the 0.6-percent rate recorded in July, official data showed on Sept 16.

Power generation hit 668.2 billion kilowatt-hours last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

A breakdown showed a milder decline in coal-fired electricity, which edged down 0.1 percent year-on-year in August. Hydroelectricity saw slower growth of 1.6 percent, compared with 6.3 percent in July.

The generation of wind, nuclear and solar power posted double-digit increases, growing 13.7 percent, 21.2 percent and 13.9 percent, respectively.

In the January-August period, power generation rose 2.8 percent year-on-year to 4.7 trillion kilowatt-hours, the NBS data showed.