TREE NEWS reports: Shenzhen’s total electricity consumption reached 103.042 billion kWh in the first three quarters of 2026, up 6.40% year on year. Over the seven-day National Day holiday from October 1 to 7, consumption rose 7.16% year on year. Electricity use by the city’s “three new” economy — new industries, new formats and new business models — climbed 44.5%, with new energy vehicle manufacturing up 71.16% and solar equipment and component manufacturing up 30.45%.
Shenzhen Power Use Rises 6.4% in First Three Quarters of 2026
AI take
Power demand is a hard proxy for real activity, and the composition here matters more than the headline: the outsized jump in the "three new" economy, led by NEV and solar manufacturing, suggests Shenzhen's load growth is being pulled by industrial upgrading rather than broad-based consumption. That distinction is relevant to anyone tracking China's energy intensity and the grid buildout behind it. Whether the holiday-period acceleration reflects genuine momentum or calendar effects is the open question.
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