China Electricity Council forecasts China's electrification rate to rank first globally by 2030
According to IT Home, the China Electricity Council released a report stating that China's electrification rate reached approximately 29.5% in 2025, up 1.4 percentage points from the previous year. The council forecasts that this rate will rise to 35% by 2030, positioning China as the leading major economy globally in electrification.
Key facts
- 01China's contribution to global electrification rate growth has exceeded 80% since 2015.
- 02Regional electrification rates in 2025 were approximately 23.0% in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, 34.6% in the Yangtze River Delta, 41.1% in the Greater Bay Area, and 30.2% in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle.
- 03Electricity currently accounts for a share of final energy consumption that is 3.1 percentage points higher than coal in China.
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