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The Chinese government’s 2011-2015 energy plan put coal production capacity at 4.1 billion tonnes by 2015 [AP]
The January-May growth figure was in line with the rate in the first four months, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).
Total electricity consumption in the first five months stood at 2.16 trillion kwh, the NEA data showed.
Coal fuels much of China’s electricity grid, although, efforts to curb pollution mean coal’s share of the country’s energy mix is set to dip.
The Chinese government’s 2011-2015 energy plan put coal production capacity at 4.1 billion tonnes by 2015.
Meanwhile, data released Saturday said electricity usage of the primary industry dropped 5.8 per cent year on year to 33.7 billion kwh.
Power consumption by the secondary industry reached 1.58 trillion kwh in the first five months, up 5.1 per cent year on year, while that by the tertiary industry rose 6.4 per cent year on year to 259.1 kwh.
In May alone, power use gained 5.3 per cent from a year ago, picking up speed from the 4.6 per cent growth in April.
Source: Agencies
