Energy Insider: China Marks World First as Power Use Tops 1 Trillion kWh Again
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China’s total electricity consumption rose 5.0% year-on-year to 1.02 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in August, with monthly use exceeding 1 trillion kWh for two consecutive months in July and August, a global first.
Poland will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, effective at the turn of midnight between Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 local time, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. The decision will restore a key route for the China-Europe railway express, which had been affected by the closure for over 10 days. The restrictions were initially imposed in response to the “Zapad 2025” military exercises.
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- China’s electricity consumption rose 5% year-on-year to 1.02 trillion kWh in August; monthly use exceeded 1 trillion kWh for two straight months.
- The DRC will end its cobalt export ban, setting quotas of 18,100 tons for 2025 (remainder) and 96,600 tons each for 2026–2027.
- Chinese brands comprised about half of new-energy vehicle registrations in Israel; nine of the top ten best-selling pure EV brands were Chinese.
- July 2025：
- China’s monthly electricity consumption exceeded 1 trillion kWh for the first time ever.
- August 2025：
- China’s total electricity consumption reached 1.02 trillion kWh, up 5.0% year-on-year; monthly use exceeded 1 trillion kWh for the second consecutive month.
- As of the first eight months of 2025：
- About half of the new-energy vehicles registered in Israel, including hybrids, were from Chinese brands; for pure electric vehicles, nine of the top 10 best-selling brands were Chinese.
- Sept. 20, 2025：
- DRC’s strategic minerals regulator announced an end to the cobalt export ban and implementation of export quota system effective Oct. 16, 2025.
- Sept. 23, 2025：
- WTI crude futures closed at $63.41/barrel (+1.81%), Brent crude futures closed at $67.63/barrel (+1.59%), and the Baltic Dry Index stood at 2,200 (+1.29%).
- Between midnight Sept. 24–25, 2025：
- Poland will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, restoring key China-Europe railway express routes that had been closed for over 10 days.
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