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China's electricity consumption rises 8.9 YoY in Aug 2024

22 Sep '24
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China's electricity consumption rises 8.9 YoY in Aug 2024
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  • China's electricity consumption expanded steadily in August by 8.9 per cent YoY to 964.9 billion kWh, official data show.
  • Power consumed by primary, secondary and tertiary industries rose by 4.6 per cent, 4 per cent and 11.2 per cent YoY respectively.
  • In the first eight months this year, power consumption increased by 7.9 per cent YoY to surpass 6.56 trillion kWh.
China's electricity consumption expanded steadily in August by 8.9 per cent year on year (YoY) to 964.9 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), according to data from the National Energy Administration.

Power consumed by primary, secondary and tertiary industries rose by 4.6 per cent, 4 per cent and 11.2 per cent YoY respectively.

The country’s residential power use last month surged by 23.7 per cent YoY, hitting 191.8 billion kWh.

In the first eight months this year, power consumption increased by 7.9 per cent YoY to surpass 6.56 trillion kWh, a state-controlled media outlet reported.

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