On October 13, the National Energy Administration of China released data on the electricity consumption of the whole society in September.
In September, China’s economy continued to recover steadily, and the power consumption of the whole society continued to grow, reaching 694.7 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 6.8% and an average increase of 7.4% in the two years. By industry, the power consumption of the agricultural industry was 9.7 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%; The power consumption of the manufacturing industry was 445.1 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%; The electricity consumption of the service industry was 129.2 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 12.1%; The domestic power consumption of urban and rural residents was 110.7 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%.
From January to September this year, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 6,165.1 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. By industry, the electricity consumption of the agricultural industry was 75.7 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 18.9%; The electricity consumption of the manufacturing industry was 4,098 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%; The power consumption of the service industry was 1,082.6 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%; The domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 908.8 billion KWh, a year-on-year increase of 7.0%.
