Power use in China's EV charging, data service sectors increasing

Electricity consumption by China's electric vehicle charging and internet data service sectors surged last month, indicating strong demand from the fast-growing new-energy vehicle and digital industries.

Power consumption by charging and battery-swapping services reached 16.8 billion kilowatt-hours in September, surging 57 percent year-on-year, while that of internet data services jumped 35.4 percent to 9.8 billion kilowatt-hours, according to the National Energy Administration.

In the first three quarters, China's total electricity consumption rose 3.9 percent year-on-year to 8.07 trillion kilowatt-hours while electricity use by charging and battery-swapping services surged 55.4 percent, and electricity use of internet data services increased by 41.6 percent.