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China's May electricity use up 10.8 pct

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-14 17:16

BEIJING - China's electric power consumption in May rose 10.8 percent year on year to reach 386.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), according to data released Tuesday by the National Energy Administration.

The consumption has slowed from the 11.2-percent growth in April.