National Energy Administration: National electricity market trading volume grew by 18.9% year-on-year from January to September.

Data released by the National Energy Administration shows that in September 2026, power trading institutions across the country completed 673.7 billion kWh of electricity transactions, up 17.5% year on year. By trading scope, intra-provincial transactions totaled 523.5 billion kWh, up 21.7% year on year; inter-provincial and cross-regional transactions totaled 150.2 billion kWh, up 5.0% year on year. By trading product, medium- and long-term transactions totaled 601.6 billion kWh; spot transactions totaled 72.1 billion kWh. Green electricity transactions totaled 31 billion kWh, up 6.9% year on year. Market-based agency power purchases by grid companies totaled 65 billion kWh. From January to September 2026, power trading institutions across the country completed a cumulative 5,853.6 billion kWh of electricity transactions, up 18.9% year on year. By trading scope, intra-provincial transactions totaled 4,549.9 billion kWh, up 22.0% year on year; inter-provincial and cross-regional transactions totaled 1,303.7 billion kWh, up 9.1% year on year. By trading product, medium- and long-term transactions totaled 5,218.9 billion kWh; spot transactions totaled 634.7 billion kWh. Green electricity transactions totaled 249.2 billion kWh, up 6.1% year on year. Market-based agency power purchases by grid companies totaled 628.8 billion kWh.