Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- A tectonic shift in global energy has been confirmed as China's power consumption shattered all records in July 2025, exceeding one trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time. This staggering figure-equivalent to Japan's entire annual usage-signals the sheer scale of the nation's economic engine and its digital transformation. Beijing's strategy of affordable, stable, and increasingly green electricity is now the bedrock for its technological dominance and its quest for "air-conditioning freedom" for 1.4 billion people.

In July 2025, China's monthly electricity consumption exceeded 1 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time, a volume equivalent to the annual consumption of Japan or the combined total of all ASEAN...