China's electricity consumption rises in Q1 2023

In March alone, China's power usage surged by 5.9 per cent year on year, amounting to 736.9 billion kilowatt-hours.

In Q1 2023, the primary industry saw a 9.7 per cent increase in power consumption, reaching 26.6 billion kilowatt-hours; the secondary industry registered a 4.2 per cent growth, totalling 1.38 trillion kilowatt-hours; and the tertiary industry experienced a 4.1 per cent rise, amounting to 369.6 billion kilowatt-hours, said Chinese media reports quoting the National Energy Administration.

Residential power consumption also reported a slight uptick of 0.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, with a total of 342.4 billion kilowatt-hours.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KD)