NEA: China's power consumption jumps 6.1% in Jan-Feb

China's power consumption reached 1,654.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in the first two months of 2026, marking a 6.1% increase from the same period of 2025, according to data released by the National Energy Administration on March 17.

The figure represents a record high for the January-February period, with the 6.1% on-year rise also exceeding the upper end of the 5-6% annual growth range that the China Electricity Council had forecast earlier this year, Mysteel Global observes. As a key barometer of economic activity, the stronger-than-expected growth in