BEIJING, October 14, 2022 (Xinhua) – Official data released by the National Energy Authority last Thursday showed that the use of electricity in China, a key measure of economic activity, has maintained stable growth during the first nine months of this year.
Electricity consumption rose 4% year-on-year to 6.49 trillion kilowatt hours in January-September this year, according to the authority.
The volume of electricity consumption in primary industry grew by 8.4% yoy in the first nine months of this year and electricity used in secondary and tertiary industry increased by 1.6%, respectively. 4.9%. Whereas the population’s electricity consumption has increased by 13.5 percent year-on-year.
In September alone, electricity consumption in China reached 709.2 billion kWh, an increase of 0.9% year on year. Electricity use in primary and secondary industries increased by 4.1 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively, while the volume decreased by 4.6 percent in the service sector. / ts /
