On May 13, the National Energy Administration released data on the electricity consumption of the whole society in April.
In April, the electricity consumption of the whole society was 636.1 billion kwh, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%. In terms of industries, the power consumption of the primary industry was 7.2 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%; the power consumption of the secondary industry was 445.1 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%; the power consumption of the tertiary industry was 104.6 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 31.3 %; The electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 79.2 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 0.9%.
From January to April, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 2.5581 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 19.1%. In terms of industries, the power consumption of the primary industry was 28.3 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 23.8%; the power consumption of the secondary industry was 1,707.4 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%; the power consumption of the tertiary industry was 437.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 29.0 %; The electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 384.5 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%.