Digital dependency By Guo Bowei | China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-06-08 01:08

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/08/WS6a25a59aa310d6866eb4cdfa.html Stable and abundant electricity is the fundamental resource for modern economies in the AI era Total power use in China reached 10.37 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2025, crossing the 10 trillion kWh threshold for the first time and making China the world's largest consumer of electricity.