I learned from a press conference held by the National Energy Administration today that in the first half of this year, the electricity consumption of the entire society increased by 5.3% year on year. Among them, electricity consumption in the tertiary sector grew rapidly, while electricity consumption in the charging and switching services industry and the Internet data service industry grew strongly. In the first half of the year, electricity consumption in the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries and households increased by 4.9%, 5.1%, 8.0%, and 3.1%, respectively. Among them, the secondary sector is the main force behind the increase in the electricity consumption of the whole society, increasing the electricity consumption of the whole society by 3.3 percentage points. By category, electricity consumption in the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry maintained a relatively rapid growth trend, with a year-on-year increase of 9.8%, an increase of 6.0 percentage points over the same period last year. Electricity consumption in the consumer goods manufacturing industry increased 6% year over year, an increase of 5.8 percentage points over the same period last year. Xing Yiteng, deputy director of the Development Planning Department of the National Energy Administration, explained that electricity consumption in the tertiary sector is growing rapidly. Driven by the rapid development of high-tech industries such as new energy vehicles and artificial intelligence, electricity consumption in the charging and switching service industry and the Internet data service industry grew strongly, reaching 81 billion and 49.4 billion kilowatt-hours respectively, increasing the electricity consumption of the entire society by 0.9 percentage points. By region, electricity consumption is growing at a high rate in the five provinces of Tibet, Hainan, Guangxi, Xinjiang, and Guangdong.

I learned from a press conference held by the National Energy Administration today that in the first half of this year, the electricity consumption of the entire society increased by 5.3% year on year. Among them, electricity consumption in the tertiary sector grew rapidly, while electricity consumption in the charging and switching services industry and the Internet data service industry grew strongly. In the first half of the year, electricity consumption in the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries and households increased by 4.9%, 5.1%, 8.0%, and 3.1%, respectively. Among them, the secondary sector is the main force behind the increase in the electricity consumption of the whole society, increasing the electricity consumption of the whole society by 3.3 percentage points. By category, electricity consumption in the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry maintained a relatively rapid growth trend, with a year-on-year increase of 9.8%, an increase of 6.0 percentage points over the same period last year. Electricity consumption in the consumer goods manufacturing industry increased 6% year over year, an increase of 5.8 percentage points over the same period last year. Xing Yiteng, deputy director of the Development Planning Department of the National Energy Administration, explained that electricity consumption in the tertiary sector is growing rapidly. Driven by the rapid development of high-tech industries such as new energy vehicles and artificial intelligence, electricity consumption in the charging and switching service industry and the Internet data service industry grew strongly, reaching 81 billion and 49.4 billion kilowatt-hours respectively, increasing the electricity consumption of the entire society by 0.9 percentage points. By region, electricity consumption is growing at a high rate in the five provinces of Tibet, Hainan, Guangxi, Xinjiang, and Guangdong.