China's electricity trading volume up 24.8 percent in first five months

China's total electricity trading volume surpassed 3 trillion kWh in the first five months of 2026, up 24.8 percent year on year, the National Energy Administration said Monday.

During the period, electricity trading volume within provincial borders rose 28.5 percent from a year earlier, while inter-provincial and inter-regional power transactions increased 12.2 percent, the data showed.

Green electricity trading volume reached 136.4 billion kWh in the January-May period, up 3.9 percent year on year, according to the data.

In May alone, electricity trading nationwide totaled 626.8 billion kWh, up 23.6 percent year on year.