China April power consumption up 5.8% year-on-year

For the Jan-April period, the country consumed a total of 2.23 trillion kilowatt hours of power, up 5.6% from the previous year REUTERS  |  May 16, 2019, 16:01 IST
China April power consumption up 5.8% year-on-year BEIJING: * China's power consumption in April rose 5.8% from a year earlier to 553.4 billion kilowatt hours, data from the National Energy Administration (NEA) showed on Thursday

* For the Jan-April period, the country consumed a total of 2.23 trillion kilowatt hours of power, up 5.6% from the previous year