National Energy Administration data: Total electricity consumption in September
was 899.7 bln kWh, up 1.2% YoY. By sector: primary 13.5 bln kWh (+4.1%);
secondary 580.0 bln (+1.7%), with industrial use 575.1 bln (+1.8%) and high-tech
& equipment manufacturing 116.7 bln (+4.6%); tertiary 185.2 bln (+4.9%), where
EV charging/battery-swap and internet data services were 16.8 bln and 9.8 bln
kWh, rising 57.0% and 35.4% respectively. Urban and rural residential
consumption fell to 121.0 bln kWh, down 6.0%, mainly due to lower cooling demand
in high-load central, eastern and southern regions after Typhoon Shadul.
