"In 2022, the electricity consumption of the whole society in Zhejiang fluctuated greatly, and the overall trend was bottoming out. From the perspective of various cities, in 2022, the electricity consumption of the whole society in all regions of the province will increase positively year-on-year … "Recently, the annual electricity data of Zhejiang in 2022 have been released one after another, giving a" portrait "of the province’s economic operation from the macro level, industrial structure and key areas.
Electricity consumption in Zhejiang in 2022. Photo courtesy of Zhejiang Electric Power
Macro level: fluctuating growth bottomed out and rebounded.
Affected by the Shanghai epidemic in April, the high temperature in August and the adjustment of epidemic prevention and control measures in December, in 2022, the electricity consumption of the whole society in Zhejiang fluctuated greatly. "Fortunately, in the most critical fourth quarter, it achieved positive year-on-year growth in three months." The relevant person in charge of Zhejiang Electric Power said that the overall trend was bottoming out.
Electricity is an important "barometer" reflecting economic and social development. In mid-January, 2022, before the Spring Festival, Zhejiang completely stopped production, and the scale of electricity consumption in the whole society declined rapidly. At the end of March, there was a peak of epidemic infection in Shanghai, and Zhejiang Province, as a neighboring province, was also affected by it. In the middle and late June, the government’s steady growth policy took effect and continued to experience extreme high temperature weather, which continued to grow for three consecutive months. The temperature in September was relatively low, the electricity consumption of the whole society decreased year-on-year, and the decline of industrial electricity consumption narrowed; From October to December, the situation of epidemic prevention and control improved, prevention and control measures were optimized and adjusted, and electricity consumption stabilized and rebounded.
From the perspective of local cities, in 2022, the electricity consumption of the whole society in all regions of Zhejiang achieved positive growth year-on-year. Zhoushan leads other cities with a growth rate of 35.47%, contributing 16.77% of the total social electricity consumption growth in Zhejiang Province, which benefits from the new production capacity of Zhoushan Yushan Petrochemical Company.
Electricity consumption of three major industries and residents in Zhejiang in 2022. Photo courtesy of Zhejiang Electric Power
Industrial structure: creating new kinetic energy by "green" new track "number"
The three major industries are progressing steadily, and their development resilience continues to show; New kinetic energy such as manufacturing industry, the core industry of digital economy, continues to play a leading role. Green smart products such as new energy vehicles, charging piles, solar cells and wind turbines have developed rapidly, and the industrial transformation and upgrading trend has continued … In 2022, under the background of shrinking demand, supply shocks and expected weakening epidemic, Zhejiang maintained a sustained and stable economic market in a difficult environment.
Judging from the data of electricity consumption, only 10 of the 31 manufacturing industries in Zhejiang have achieved steady growth in electricity consumption year-on-year. The reason is that the rising prices of global raw materials market, frequent outbreaks of COVID-19 and other factors have led to a huge impact on the industrial chain supply chain in Zhejiang in 2022, and the overall industry, especially the manufacturing industry, is relatively difficult. However, the situation of Zhejiang’s continuous industrial transformation has been continued, and the electricity consumption of green digital industries has achieved rapid growth. Among them, the electricity consumption of photovoltaic equipment and components manufacturing industry, new energy vehicle manufacturing industry, Internet data service industry and charging and replacing service industry all achieved rapid growth.
Internet data service industry is the focus of developing digital economy in Zhejiang, and the electricity consumption of the industry is concentrated in Hangzhou and Huzhou. In 2022, the industrial electricity consumption in Hangzhou and Huzhou increased by 74.18% and 23.69% respectively, accounting for 93.28% of the provincial industrial electricity consumption. With the continuous advancement of Hangzhou-Lake integration, Deqing, as the national new generation artificial intelligence innovation and development experimental zone and the first batch of provincial digital economy innovation and development experimental zones, will be included in the planning of Hangzhou West Science and Technology Corridor, linking Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City, and complementing high-end science and technology resources, which will help Hangzhou and Huzhou jointly become the core area of digital economy development in the province.
The electricity consumption of the new energy vehicle manufacturing industry is concentrated in Jinhua, Hangzhou, Huzhou and Ningbo. In 2022, the industrial electricity consumption in Hangzhou, Huzhou and Ningbo increased by 78.23%, 23.70% and 78.52% respectively. With the rapid development of new energy vehicle manufacturing, supporting new energy battery industry, charging pile manufacturing, auto parts and other industries are also developing rapidly in Wenzhou and Taizhou. In the case that electric vehicles become the general direction of the future automobile industry, the new energy vehicle manufacturing industry is expected to continue its fiery growth.
The growth of residential electricity consumption in Zhejiang in 2022. Photo courtesy of Zhejiang Electric Power
Key areas: ensuring people’s livelihood and using electricity to help common prosperity
In 2022, the growth rate of the three major industries in Zhejiang slowed down, and the electricity consumption of residents stimulated the continuous growth of electricity consumption in the whole society. In 2022, the domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents in Zhejiang Province was 90.739 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 22.46%, with an increase of 16.642 billion kWh.
In the summer of 2022, Zhejiang experienced "the strongest high temperature in history", and the highest temperature in over 20% counties (cities, districts) broke the historical extreme. Affected by this, the residential electricity consumption in July and August increased by 39.72 and 5.192 billion kWh respectively, up by 41.24% and 57.72% year-on-year, which accounted for 23.87% and 31.20% of the annual residential electricity consumption growth. In addition, under the background of precise epidemic prevention control in Zhejiang in February, 2022 and the optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention policies in the whole province in December, the length of residents’ stay at home increased significantly during this period, and the electricity consumption of residents increased by 77.92% and 83.56% respectively, which accounted for 23.32% and 24.73% of the annual electricity consumption growth of residents.
The person in charge of Zhejiang Electric Power said that the sharp increase in per capita electricity consumption is not only affected by multiple factors, but also reflects the high level of electrification in Zhejiang people’s lives. "People dare to use electricity and are happy to use it."
In terms of geographical distribution, the per capita electricity consumption level in Zhejiang coastal areas is generally high, while the per capita electricity consumption level in inland areas is low, showing the overall characteristics of "more east and less west". The average household electricity consumption level also shows the distribution characteristics of "less east and more west", and Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Wenzhou, Huzhou and Ningbo have obvious advantages over other cities.
In addition, "common prosperity" is also reflected in power big data. In 2022, the electricity consumption of the construction industry in 26 counties in Zhejiang mountainous area was 1.208 billion kWh, up by 3.82% year-on-year, and the growth rate was higher than the provincial average, achieving a contrarian growth. This is a positive reflection of Zhejiang’s promotion of mountain-sea cooperation, speeding up the completion of transportation infrastructure and new urbanization construction in mountainous counties. These livelihood projects have boosted the growth rate of electricity consumption in the construction industry, and further enhanced people’s livelihood and well-being.
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