China's H1 power market trading volume jumps 24% YoY

China's market-based electricity trading amounted to 3,684.8 billion kilowatt-hours in the first half of 2026, with the volume jumping by 24.2% from the same period of last year, according to data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on July 27.

By trading scope, intra-provincial transactions in H1 jumped 27.9% on year to 2,913.5 billion kWh, while cross-provincial and inter-regional volumes rose 12.1% to 771.3 billion kWh, the NEA data showed. In June alone, market-traded electricity reached 627.5 billion kWh, up 20.8% on year. Of that, intra-provincial deals accounted for 477.4