Workers from State Grid Zhangye Power Supply Co carry out maintenance work on power grid equipment in Zhangye, Gansu province, on July 27. YANG XIAO/FOR CHINA DAILY
China's total electricity consumption soared to a record of 1.04 trillion kilowatt-hours in July, fueled by robust demand from high-tech manufacturing, internet data services and the electric vehicle sector.
According to latest data from the National Energy Administration, the country's cumulative installed power generation capacity reached 4.08 billion kilowatts by end-July, representing a robust 11 percent year-on-year rise.
The rapid expansion of renewable energy continues to headline the sector's growth. Solar power capacity grew 16.1 percent to 1.29 billion kW, while wind power capacity surged 19.5 percent to 690 million kW.
Experts said that the nation's new economic drivers are rapidly transitioning from being mere "marginal increments" to the "core increments" of power demand, and that this ongoing evolution highlights the deepening integration of the digital and real economies, underpinned by accelerating industrial upgrades and a resilient green energy transition.
