China's regional electricity consumption data of 2025 indicate that energy has an apparent influence on the country's industrial layout, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Friday.
The data released by the administration on Friday indicate that the rapid development of the new energy sector is driving the deepened adjustments in the geographic distribution of industries.
Accelerated construction of renewable energy projects in western China has prompted industries such as electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, as well as non-metallic materials production, to expand into the region.
In 2025, the western region accounted for 21.9 percent of the electricity consumption in the electrical equipment manufacturing sector, 39 percent in the non-metallic industry, and 69.7 percent in the nonferrous metals sector.
These shares rose by 13.6, 6, and 6.7 percentage points respectively compared with 2020.
And high-end technology equipment manufacturing has also grown rapidly in central and western China.
Electricity consumption in the sector rose by 120 percent in the central region and 56 percent in the western region compared with 2020.
Their shares in the sector's total electricity consumption reached 17.9 percent for the central region and 14.3 percent for the western region, up 2.4 and 4.2 percentage points respectively from 2020.
In addition, the central region also witnessed accelerated growth in the information industry and the measurement instrument sector.
Electricity consumption in these sectors in the region rose by 101.8 percent and 124.4 percent respectively from 2020, exceeding the national average growth by 32.4 and 94.6 percentage points.
Their shares in the sectors' total electricity consumption reached 16.6 percent and 14.7 percent respectively, up 2.7 and 5.8 percentage points from 2020.
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