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China electricity usage

Published: 06 Sep 2013 - 03:50 am | Last Updated: 30 Jan 2022 - 03:55 pm

A utility pole is overloaded with cables in a suburb of Beijing. Electricity usage in China reached an all time high in July 2013 and despite being one of the world’s leading nations regarding investment in renewable energy, the country is planning a 75 percent increase in the number of coal-fired power plants to keep up with demand.