1 National Energy Administration: In August, the total social electricity consumption of 599.1 billion KWH increased by 6.4% year-on-year
In August, the country consumed 599.1 billion KWH of electricity, up 6.4 percent year on year. By industry, the electricity consumption of the primary industry was 14.8 billion KWH, up 11.7% year on year; Electricity consumption in the secondary industry was 389 billion KWH, up 2.6%; Electricity consumption in the tertiary industry was 93.1 billion KWH, up 12.7%; Domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 102.1 billion KWH, up 16.4 percent.

From January to August, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 4.157.1 billion KWH, an increase of 6.8% year-on-year. By industry, the primary industry consumed 80.3 billion KWH of electricity, up 8.5 percent year on year; Electricity consumption in the secondary industry was 2,920.9 billion KWH, up by 6.1%; The tertiary industry consumed 582.4 billion KWH of electricity, up by 10.4%; Domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 573.5 billion KWH, up 6.8%.