China's Power Consumption Drops 10.1% Year Over Year in February, an Industrial Info Market Brief

In February, China's overall social power consumption reached 439.8 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), a drop of 10.1% year over year. The power consumption in the primary industries (agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and oil & gas production) reached 5.3 billion kWh, an increase of 1.9% year over year; that of the secondary industries (manufacturing) reached 252.3 billion kWh, down 14.6% year over year; that of the third industry (services) reached 83.3 billion kWh, a drop of 10.0%; that in the household of urban and township residents reached 98.8 billion kWh, an increase of 3.1% year over year, according to China's National Energy Administration.

From January to February 2020, China's accumulative social power consumption reached 1,020.3 billion kWh, a drop of 7.8% year over year. Of which, the accumulative power consumption in the primary industries reached 11.4 billion kWh, an increase of 3.9% year over year; that of the secondary industries reached 622.1 billion kWh, a drop of 12.0%; that of the third industry reached 192.8 billion kWh, a drop of 3.1%; that in the household of urban and township residents reached 194.0 billion kWh, an increase of 2.4% year over year.