Global: China’s power consumption up 6.84 trillion kilowatt hours in 2018

China’s electricity consumption rose to 6.84 trillion kilowatt hours in 2018, hitting a six-year high of 8.5 percent year on year, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, citing official data.

The rise in consumption was led by China’s manufacturing industry and services sector, Xinhua reported, citing Yu Chongde, vice president at the China Electricity Council.

Last year the council had forecast China’s power consumption to rise 5.5 percent in 2018 on economic growth and pollution curbs.