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China to use less power in 2015

Xinhua, September 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's electricity consumption, a key indicator of economic activity, is expected to climb 2 percent this year from 2014, the slowest pace in 17 years, an official said on Tuesday.

The slowdown is related to China's economic slowdown, as well as the rapid growth of power demand in past years, Wang Zhixuan, secretary-general of China Electricity Council, told Tuesday's Economic Information Daily.

China's power use grew 11.9 percent in 2011, 5.6 percent in 2012, 7.5 percent in 2013 and 3.8 percent in 2014.

The country is aiming to cut energy use by 16 percent by the end of this year from the 2011 level, which was 0.793 tonnes of standard coal per 10,000 yuan (1,570 U.S. dollars) of GDP.

In the first half of 2015, power use rose only 1.3 percent, while economic growth was 7 percent. Endi