An employee works on a manufacturing production line in Qingzhou, Shandong Province, in this file photo. China’s power consumption is expected to rise between 5% and 6% in 2022, according to a report from the China Electricity Council. Due to the sporadic resurgences of domestic COVID-19 cases, the growth rate of electricity consumption in April will likely be lower than that in March. However, as the epidemic is gradually brought under control, electricity consumption is likely to pick up in May and June. Xinhua