Aerial photo taken on Aug 17, 2020 shows a photovoltaic power station at the green industrial development park in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Qinghai province. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING - China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, rose 6.7 percent year-on-year in 2023, official data showed on Thursday.
Power usage reached 9.22 trillion kilowatt-hours last year, according to the National Energy Administration.
Power consumption by primary industries increased by 11.5 percent year-on-year, while power consumption by secondary and tertiary sectors rose by 6.5 percent and 12.2 percent, respectively.
Residential power usage saw a mild increase of 0.9 percent to 1.35 trillion kilowatt-hours, the administration said.
Source: By Xinhua News Agency, chinadaily.com, Jan. 19, 2024 [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202401/19/WS65a9dc8aa3105f21a507d374.html]