# China electricity use rises 3.9% in first nine months

> China’s National Energy Administration reported on 21 October that electricity consumption reached 8,073.4 billion kilowatt-hours in January–September 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

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High-tech and equipment manufacturing electricity use rose 8.7% in the first nine months, while charging services increased 55.4% and internet data services 41.6%, the agency reported. These figures are sectoral electricity consumption, not output or revenue. September total consumption was 899.7 billion kWh, up 1.2% year on year. Residential use fell 6.0%; the National Energy Administration attributed this partly to lower cooling demand in high-load central, eastern and southern regions during typhoon-related cooler weather.

## Data

### China electricity use rises 3.9% in first nine months

Methodology: Consumption changes from the same period a year earlier, in percent. January–September is cumulative; September alone is separate. These are not output or revenue. Source energy levels in 100 million kWh are explicitly scaled to billion kWh in the text.

| Indicator and period | Value |
|---|---|
| Total consumption, January–September 2026 | 3.9 |
| High-tech and equipment manufacturing, January–September 2026 | 8.7 |
| Charging and battery-swapping services, January–September 2026 | 55.4 |
| Internet data services, January–September 2026 | 41.6 |
| Total consumption, September 2026 only | 1.2 |
| Residential consumption, September 2026 only | -6.0 |

Sources: <https://www.nea.gov.cn/20261021/bab7b2135e424adeaacf169cb40115ae/c.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-electricity-use-grows-3-9-percent-january-september-2026/data/electricity-consumption-growth?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-electricity-use-grows-3-9-percent-january-september-2026/data/electricity-consumption-growth?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [National Energy Administration of China](<https://www.nea.gov.cn/20261021/bab7b2135e424adeaacf169cb40115ae/c.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21)

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