2011-01-17 10:44

BEIJING - China's electricity consumption rose 14.56 percent year-on-year to well over 4.19 trillion kWh in 2010, the China Electricity Council (CEC) said Monday.

The growth rate in 2010 was 8.12 percentage points higher than the previous year, according to the CEC data.

According to the CEC, China's investment in the power sector reached 705.1 billion yuan ($105.24 billion) last year, down 8.45 percent from a year earlier.

By the end of 2010, China's installed power generating capacity rose 10.07 percent year-on-year to 962 million kilowatts, according to CEC.