China's National Energy Administration said Jan–Aug total electricity consumption was 7,173 TWh, up 4.3% YoY. By sector: primary 104.6 TWh (+3.3%); secondary 4,529.7 TWh (+4.4%) — industrial 4,488.0 TWh (+4.6%), high-tech and equipment manufacturing 845.1 TWh (+9.3%); tertiary 1,425.6 TWh (+7.1%) — EV charging and battery-swap services 114.7 TWh (+55.1%), internet data services 69.5 TWh (+42.5%); urban and rural residential 1,113.2 TWh (+0.3%).