MK sports Korea Huzhou city in East China's Zhejiang Province, on January 21, 2025. Data from the National Energy Administration showed on Monday that China's total social electricity consumption reached 9.85 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2024, an increase of 6.8 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG" src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2025/2025-01-21/5c211e7d-0bab-4b3a-a3d5-9b42c78deb15.jpeg" />

Workers patrol a 500-kilovolt electricity transmission and transformation project in Changxing county, Huzhou city in East China's Zhejiang Province, on January 21, 2025. Data from the National Energy Administration showed on Monday that China's total social electricity consumption reached 9.85 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2024, an increase of 6.8 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG