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China's Aug Total Electricity Consumption Exceeds 1T kWh Again, Up 1.7% YoY; Power Load Hits Record High
2026-09-21 10:08:29 China's National Energy Administration announced that total electricity consumption in August exceeded 1 trillion kilowatt-hours again, reaching 1.03 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 1.7% YoY. Power load hit a record high of 1.56 billion kilowatts, 49.69 million kilowatts higher than the peak load last year, with seven days exceeding last year's peak load. By sector, electricity consumption in the primary industry amounted to 16.9 billion kilowatt-hours, up 2.7% YoY. Electricity consumption in the secondary industry reached 612.4 billion kilowatt-hours, up 2.4%; among which industrial electricity consumption was 606.5 billion kilowatt-hours, up 2.7%. Electricity consumption in high-tech and equipment manufacturing industries maintained relatively rapid growth, reaching 122.2 billion kilowatt-hours, up 7.2%. Electricity consumption in computer communication equipment (7.5%), automobile manufacturing (7.6%, including 22.2% for new energy vehicle manufacturing), general equipment manufacturing (7.6%), special equipment manufacturing (8.2%), and electrical machinery (12.3%) recorded relatively rapid growth. Electricity consumption in the tertiary industry amounted to 215.5 billion kilowatt-hours, up 5.1% YoY. Among them, electricity consumption in charging and battery swap services and internet data services recorded strong growth, reaching 17.2 billion and 10.2 billion kilowatt-hours respectively, with growth rates of 51.2% and 37.9%. Residential electricity consumption in urban and rural areas amounted to 188.3 billion kilowatt-hours, down 4% YoY, mainly due to more typhoons and heavy rainfall in August 2026 compared with August 2025, resulting in significantly lower air-conditioning electricity consumption. Total electricity consumption for the first eight months accumulated to 7.17 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 4.3% YoY. By sector, electricity consumption in the primary industry amounted to 104.6 billion kilowatt-hours, up 3.3%. Electricity consumption in the secondary industry reached 4.53 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 4.4%; among which industrial electricity consumption was 4.49 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 4.6%, while electricity consumption in high-tech and equipment manufacturing industries amounted to 845.1 billion kilowatt-hours, up 9.3%. Electricity consumption in the tertiary industry reached 1.43 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 7.1%. Among them, electricity consumption in charging and battery swap services and internet data services amounted to 114.7 billion and 69.5 billion kilowatt-hours respectively, with growth rates of 55.1% and 42.5%. Residential electricity consumption in urban and rural areas amounted to 1.11 trillion kilowatt-hours, up 0.3%. (jl/u)~ AASTOCKS Financial News Website: www.aastocks.com This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation. | |