Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website
Subscribe CustomBlackClose

Belt & Road Weekly Subscription Form

download_pop

Research ReportCustomBlackClose

The full edition of the report is available at Xinhua Silk Road Database. You can click the “Table of Content” to have a general understanding of it.

Click on the button below to create your account and get immediate access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Xinhua Silk Road Database
Industry

China's power use up 5 percent in H1

July 17, 2023


Abstract : China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, registered steady growth in the first six months of 2023, official data showed.

Staff members of the State Grid Baoding Electric Power Supply Company inspect equipment in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2023. (Xinhua)

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, registered steady growth in the first six months of 2023, official data showed.

In the first half of the year, China's power consumption topped 4.3 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 5 percent from a year ago, said the National Energy Administration.

Power consumed by primary industries grew by 12.1 percent year on year, while that used by secondary and tertiary sectors increased by 4.4 percent and 9.9 percent, respectively.

Residential power use saw a year-on-year increase of 1.3 percent to 619.7 billion kilowatt-hours during the first six months, the administration said.

Scan the QR code and push it to your mobile phone

Keyword: electricity consumption power use

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to [email protected] and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Ask Us A Question belt & road login close

If you have any questions, please enter them in the box below.

Identifying code Reload

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to silkroadweekly@xinhua.org and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial