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Heating Power Production and Supply in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

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Revenue

$49.8bn

2024

$49.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

269k

Businesses

1,502

Wages

$X.Xbn

Heating Power Production and Supply in China industry analysis

Driven by rising urbanization and industrialization in China, the Heating Power Production and Supply industry has been developing steadily. Industry revenue is expected to increase at an annualized 5.5% over the five years through 2024, to $49.8 billion. This includes anticipated growth of 3.0% in the current year. Other factors supporting the industry's growth over the past five years have been the increasing popularity of centralized heating in households and rising heating prices.
Urban centralized heating in China has developed rapidly due to the acceleration of urbanization in China. The urban centralized heating area in Chinese cities has increased from 4.4 billion square meters in 2010, to 6.7 billion square meters in 2015, and further to an estimated 11.8 billion square meters in 2024.
Both hot water and steam supply in China also increased. From 2019 to 2024, the total amount of hot water supply and steam supply are expected to increase at an average rate of 2.4% and 0.8%, respectively, to 3.3 billion GJ and 650.7 million GJ. Slower growth of total steam supply was mainly due to the weaker demand resulted by the COVID-19 epidemic.
Since 2005, the Chinese Government has been implementing heating system reforms to regulate heating prices. Ultimately, these reforms will help the industry improve heating efficiency and reduce resource waste. However, heating prices in China are mandated or guided by local governments for their municipal areas, the industry has operated at low profit in recent years as rising upstream fuel costs have raised production costs while heating prices remain low.
Industry revenue is forecast to grow at an annualized 4.5% over the five years through 2029, to $62.0 billion, driven by the increasing urbanization. Cogeneration of electric and heating power is anticipated to be a growing trend over the next five years, contributing to improved heating efficiency and energy conservation.

Trends and Insights

  • Accelerating urbanization in China has supported industry demand. The urban centralized heating area in Chinese cities has increased to an estimated 11.8 million square meters, at an average rate of 5.0% in the past five years to 2024.
  • Hot water heating has been increasing. Hot water heating as a share of total heating power supply in China will increase to 84.4% in 2024, as it is more energy-efficient and suitable for centralized heating.
  • Industry demand is stable in northern regions. Due to geographical and climatic reasons, the winter in northern China is cold. Heating is the basic living demand of urban and rural residents in such regions.
  • The industry is highly fragmented. There is no one company with significant power in the national market. The top four industry companies will account for a combined 6.8% of industry revenue in 2024.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.5 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $49.8bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Rising urbanization in China has increased the urban centralized heating area

  • The accelerating urbanization has increased the urban centralized heating area in China.
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Heating Power Production and Supply in China
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Further acceleration of urbanization in China will support industry demand

  • According to the Implementation Plan of New Urbanization during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period, by 2025, the urbanization rate in China will steadily increase.

Biggest companies in the Heating Power Production and Supply in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Beijing Energy Holding Co., Ltd.
2,534.1
Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co., Ltd.
335.5
Shenyang Huitian Thermal Power Co., Ltd.
270.5

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Products & Services Segmentation

Heating Power Production and Supply in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Hot water heating and Steam heating. Hot water heating is the largest segment of the Heating Power Production and Supply in China.

Trends and Insights

Hot water heating is widely used in centralized heating power supply

  • Hot water heating is a heating method that uses hot water as a heating carrier to transfer heating power. Hot water heating is a widely used centralized heating supply system in Chinese cities.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China produces steam and hot water through boilers using energy sources such as coal, oil and gas. This industry also purchases steam and hot water to supply the network, and maintains and manages heating facilities.

What's included in this industry?

Hot water heatingSteam heating

Companies

Beijing Energy Holding Co., Ltd.Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co., Ltd.Shenyang Huitian Thermal Power Co., Ltd.

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Related Terms

COGENERATIONCOAL-FIRED BOILER HEATINGHEATING SEASON

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Accelerating urbanization in China has supported industry demand. The urban centralized heating area in Chinese cities has increased to an estimated 11.8 million square meter...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

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Analyst insight

Hot water heating has been increasing. Hot water heating as a share of total heating power supply in China will increase to 84.4% in 2024, as it is more energy-efficient and ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Industry demand is stable in northern regions. Due to geographical and climatic reasons, the winter in northern China is cold. Heating is the basic living demand of urban and...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

The industry is highly fragmented. There is no one company with significant power in the national market. The top four industry companies will account for a combined 6.8% of ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Industry operators mostly operate in regional market. Due to the heating power losses during transmission, long-distance transmission is uneconomical, and heating power produ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Beijing Energy Holding Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Shenyang Huitian Thermal Power Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 7 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Beijing Energy Holding Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Shenyang Huitian Thermal Power Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 7 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The industry is heavily regulated by the Government. The industry is semi-public and the level of regulation is heavy. Government regulations on environmental protection has ...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

The industry operates at low profit margins. Government guided heating prices have led to the industry as a whole operating at low profit margins in recent years due to risin...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China in 2024?

The market size of the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China is $49.8bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Heating Power Production and Supply in China industry in 2024?

There are 1,502 businesses in the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 5.5 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Heating Power Production and Supply market in China?

The biggest companies operating in the Heating Power Production and Supply market in China are Beijing Energy Holding Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co., Ltd. and Shenyang Huitian Thermal Power Co., Ltd.

What does the Heating Power Production and Supply in China include?

Hot water heating and Steam heating are part of the Heating Power Production and Supply industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Heating Power Production and Supply in China?

The company holding the most market share in China is Beijing Energy Holding Co., Ltd..

How competitive is the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China?

The level of competition is low and increasing in the Heating Power Production and Supply industry in China.

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