The National Energy Administration noted that this is a historic record for a single nation worldwide.

The agency specified that this volume is equivalent to more than double the annual electricity consumption of the United States.

The entity exoressed that the figure also exceeds the combined consumption of the European Union, Russia, India, and Japan.

China is the world’s largest electricity consumer and in recent years has promoted policies to balance the growth in demand with the development of clean energy and the improvement of energy efficiency.

China is the world leader in the generation and consumption of energy from renewable sources, as well as the main producer and exporter of solar panels, wind turbines, electrolyzers, heat pumps, batteries, and electric vehicles.

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