In the first two months of this year, China's electricity consumption increased by 6.1

March 18, 2026, 9:00 AM
China News Network
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In the first two months of 2026, China's total electricity consumption 1654.6 billion kWh, an increase of 6.1 percent year-on-year, reflecting the steady recovery of economic activities. From the analysis of industrial structure, the electricity consumption of the primary industry increased by 7.4, the electricity consumption of the secondary industry increased by 6.3, of which the industrial electricity consumption increased by 6.4, while the electricity consumption of high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry showed a prominent growth rate of 10.6, reflecting the trend of the transformation of the manufacturing industry to high-end and intelligent. Electricity consumption in the tertiary sector grew by 8.3 per cent, making it the fastest growing sector, especially in the charging and switching services and the Internet data services sector, which grew by 55.1 per cent and 46.2 per cent, respectively, demonstrating the vigorous development of the new economic format and the digit
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