China's power consumption grows 5.96 % in 2009
China's electricity consumption in 2009 grew 5.96 % year on year to 3.643 tn kWh, the National Energy Administration
(NEA) said. The growth rate was 0.47 percentage points higher than that in 2008.
Consumption in the primary industry sector accounted for 94.7 bn kWh, up 7.86 % year on year.
Secondary industry consumption rose 4.15 % to 2.7 tn kWh and the tertiary sector demand was up 12.11 % to 392.1 bn
kWh. Residential power use rose by 11.87 % to 457.1 bn kWh.
Investment in power construction projects increased by yuan 755.84 bn ($ 110.7 bn) in 2009, a rise of almost 20 %.
But investment in coal-fired power projects declined by 11 % while that in nuclear projects rose 75 % and in wind
power by 44 %, according to the NEA.
By the end of 2009, the country's total installed power generation capacity was 874.07 mm kW, an annual rise of 10 %, it said.
