National Energy Administration: The total electricity consumption of the whole society grew by 4.7% year-on-year in April 2025.

On May 20th, the National Energy Administration released the data for total electricity consumption in April. In April, the total electricity consumption reached 772.1 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 4.7% compared to the same period last year. In terms of electricity consumption by sector, the first industry consumed 11 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 13.8%; the second industry consumed 528.5 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 3.0%; the third industry consumed 139 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 9.0%; and urban and rural residents consumed 93.6 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 7.0%. From January to April, the total electricity consumption accumulated to 315.66 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period last year, with industrial electricity consumption of 298.4 billion kilowatt-hours. In terms of electricity consumption by sector, the first industry consumed 42.4 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 10.0%; the second industry consumed 204.97 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 2.3%; the third industry consumed 58.56 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 6.0%; and urban and rural residents consumed 47.89 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 2.5%. This article is excerpted from the official website of the National Energy Administration; edited by GMTEight: Chen Xiaoyi.