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

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that, according to data from the National Energy Administration, in September, total electricity consumption across society was 899.7 billion kWh, up 1.2% year on year. By sector, electricity consumption in the primary industry was 13.5 billion kWh, up 4.1% year on year. Electricity consumption in the secondary industry 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 in high-tech and equipment manufacturing was 116.7 billion kWh, up 4.6% year on year. Electricity consumption in the tertiary industry was 185.2 billion kWh, up 4.9% year on year; among this, electricity consumption in 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 high-load regions in Central China, East China, and southern China in early and mid-September, reducing demand for cooling electricity.