Northwestern China's Qinghai province generated 39.42 TWh of electricity from January to May, falling 4.7% from a year earlier, according to data released by local energy bureau.
Hydropower output declined 21% year on year to 13.17 TWh, thermal power rose 11.0% YoY to 7.6 TWh, solar power was up 5.3% YoY to 11.43 TWh and wind power increased 3.3% YoY to 7.22 TWh.
In January-May, Qinghai's power consumption totaled 41.78 TWh, rising 11.2% from the preceding year.
For the non-residential segment, the primary industries, mainly the agricultural sector, consumed 50 GWh of electricity during this period, a 2.6% rise year on year; the secondary industries, mainly the industrial sector, used 36.95 TWh of electricity, an 11.2% increase YoY; the tertiary industries, mainly the service sector, registered a 14.6% rise to 2.73 TWh.
Residential consumption rose 7.5% on the year to 2.05 TWh in the first four months.
(Writing by Riley Liang Editing by Harry Huo)
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