BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua): China's power consumption rose 5.2 per cent in the first five months from a year earlier, official data showed on Saturday.
The Jan.-May growth figure was in line with the rate in the first four months, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).
Total electricity consumption in the first five months stood at 2.16 trillion kwh, the NEA data showed.
Meanwhile, electricity use by the primary industry dropped 5.8 per cent year on year to 33.7 billion kwh.
Power consumption by the secondary industry reached 1.58 trillion kwh in the first five months, up 5.1 per cent year on year, while that by the tertiary industry rose 6.4 per cent year on year to 259.1 kwh.
Chinese power consumption rises 5.2pc in Jan-May
FE Team | Published: June 16, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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