Chinese power use to rise 6.05pc

BEIJING, Aug 3 (Xinhua): China's power consumption, an important indicator of economic activity, is expected to rise 6.5 per cent in the second quarter, bringing the annual rate for 2014 to around 6 per cent, according to a report released by China Electricity Council.
In the first half of the year, power use rose 5.3 per cent from a year ago to reach 2.63 trillion kwh, earlier official data showed, as the economy expanded 7.4 per cent during the period, slightly below the government target of 7.5 per cent.