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China's power use increases in February

China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, registered a robust increase in February, as COVID-triggered disruptions gradually waned and the country's economy recovered steadily. Total power use in China jumped 11 percent year-on-year last month to 695 billion kilowatt-hours, said the National Energy Administration. Electricity consumed by the secondary industrial sector in February surged 19.7 percent from a year ago. Power consumption in the primary and tertiary sectors rose 8.6 percent and 4.4 percent year-on-year, respectively.

Coal output higher in first two months

China's raw coal output posted a stable expansion in the first two months, official data showed. The country produced 730 million metric tons of raw coal in the January-February period, up 5.8 percent year-on-year, said the National Bureau of Statistics. The pace of growth was 3.4 percentage points faster than that of December last year, the bureau said.

Xinhua - China Daily