National Energy Administration: Electricity consumption across society in September was 899.7 billion kWh, up 1.2% year on year.

Data from the National Energy Administration shows that in September, electricity consumption across society was 899.7 billion kWh, up 1.2% year on year. By industry, primary industry electricity consumption was 13.5 billion kWh, up 4.1% year on year. Secondary industry electricity consumption was 580 billion kWh, up 1.7% year on year; among this, industrial electricity consumption was 575.1 billion kWh, up 1.8% year on year, and electricity consumption of high-tech and equipment manufacturing was 116.7 billion kWh, up 4.6% year on year. Tertiary industry electricity consumption was 185.2 billion kWh, up 4.9% year on year; among this, electricity consumption of the EV charging and battery-swapping service industry and internet data services was 16.8 billion and 9.8 billion kWh respectively, with growth rates reaching 57.0% and 35.4% respectively. Electricity consumption for urban and rural residents was 121 billion kWh, down 6.0% year on year, mainly because extreme weather such as Typhoon "Saudel" affected the high-load regions in Central China, East China, and Southern China in early and mid-September, reducing electricity demand for cooling. From January to September, cumulative electricity consumption across society was 8,073.4 billion kWh, up 3.9% year on year. By industry, primary industry electricity consumption was 118.2 billion kWh, up 3.4% year on year. Secondary industry electricity consumption was 5,109.8 billion kWh, up 4.1% year on year; among this, industrial electricity consumption was 5,063.2 billion kWh, up 4.3% year on year, and electricity consumption of high-tech and equipment manufacturing was 961.9 billion kWh, up 8.7% year on year. Tertiary industry electricity consumption was 1,610.9 billion kWh, up 6.8% year on year; among this, electricity consumption of the EV charging and battery-swapping service industry and internet data services was 131.5 billion and 79.3 billion kWh respectively, with growth rates reaching 55.4% and 41.6% respectively. Electricity consumption for urban and rural residents was 1,234.6 billion kWh, down 0.3% year on year. This article is excerpted from the "National Energy Administration"; GMTEight editor: Jiang Yuanhua.