Electricity consumption increase due to internet data services surge

Driven by mobile internet, big data and cloud computing, electricity consumption for internet data services in China increased by 24.4 percent year-on-year during the first nine months of this year, according to the China Electricity Council.

The rapid development of electric vehicles led to a 56.7 percent year-on-year increase in electricity consumption for charging and battery swapping services meanwhile, said Jiang Debin, deputy director of statistics and data center of the council.

China saw its electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, surge 7.9 percent year-on-year during the first three quarters this year, thanks to the rapid development of the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industries, said the council.

It is expected that total electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, will grow by approximately 6.5 percent year-on-year for the whole year 2024, it said.

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