National Energy Administration: Energy consumption in the first half of this year has overall maintained growth.

Xing Yiteng, Deputy Director of the Development Planning Department of the National Energy Administration, said at a press conference that energy consumption in the first half of this year has overall maintained growth. The growth rate of electricity consumption in society as a whole is stabilizing and rebounding, with growth rates of 4.7% and 4.4% in April and May respectively, and a year-on-year increase of 5.4% in June. Natural gas demand has seen a slight increase, with urban gas being the main driving factor. Coal consumption has slightly decreased, mainly due to factors such as warm winter weather and a significant increase in new energy output. Finished oil consumption continues to show negative growth trends, with the ongoing substitution effects of new energy vehicles and liquefied natural gas heavy trucks in transportation fuel becoming more evident.