Beijing: China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, saw steady expansion in June, official data showed on Monday. Power use rose 5.4 percent year on year in June to 867 billion kilowatt-hours.

According to Namibia Press Agency, power consumed by the primary and secondary industries rose 4.9 percent and 3.2 percent year on year to 13.3 billion kilowatt-hours and 548.8 billion kilowatt-hours, respectively. The tertiary sector experienced a 9 percent increase in power consumption, reaching 175.8 billion kilowatt-hours. The electricity consumption of residents last month totaled 129.1 billion kilowatt-hours, marking a year-on-year increase of 10.8 percent.

From January to June, China's total power use climbed 3.7 percent year on year to over 4.84 trillion kilowatt-hours. Recent high temperatures across many regions have contributed to increased electricity consumption, with China's national peak load hitting a historic high of 1.506 billion kilowatts on July 16, surpassing 1.5 billion kilowatts for the first time.