China’s natural gas consumption rises in first eight months

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BEIJING (XINHUA) – China’s natural gas consumption rose steadily year on year in the first eight months of 2023 amid efforts to achieve green development, data from the country’s top economic planner showed.

In the January-August period, apparent consumption of natural gas stood at 259.81 billion cubic metres, up 7.4 per cent year-on-year, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

In August, apparent consumption of natural gas increased 11.1 per cent year-on-year to 32.68 billion cubic metres.

Workers checking equipment at the workshop of a coalbed methane mining base in Qinshui county, north China’s Shanxi province. PHOTO: XINHUA