The share from wind, solar and other new energy sources also rose sharply, official data shows
China’s electricity consumption surpassed the 1 trillion kilowatt-hour mark in July, energy authorities said, as scorching heatwaves pushed demand to levels equivalent to the annual usage of all Asean nations combined.
Power usage in the country rose 8.6 per cent year on year to reach a historic high of 1.02 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), according to data released by China’s National Energy Administration on Thursday.
The level was more than double that of a decade ago and comparable to the annual electricity use of Asean, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
By sector, electricity use in the primary industry - including agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries - grew the fastest, up 20.2 per cent year on year to 17 billion kWh.
