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Reservoir levels have fallen and power demand for air conditioning has surged in scorching temperatures.

Factories are shut in the south-western Sichuan province and residents of a big city face blackouts.

Millions of residents in China's south-western Sichuan province have been hit with rolling power cuts amid a severe heatwave and drought.

Factories have been shut down and people were asked to reduce power consumption

Factories in China's southwest have shut down and a city imposed rolling blackouts after reservoirs to generate hydropower ran low amid a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his hold on power.

The region also relies heavily on dams to generate its electricity but the heat has caused reservoirs to dry up, exacerbating the energy shortage.

In the city of Dazhou, home to some 5.4 million people, blackouts are lasting up to three hours, local media reported.Repo

Floods in the northern Shanxi province, the biggest coal producer, are also leading to mine closures that could impact the wider electricity market.

China imposed sweeping power cuts to households and factories, including those belonging to major electronics companies, in Sichuan province.

Millions of residents in Chinas south-western Sichuan province have been hit with rolling power cuts amid severe heatwave and drought, BBC reported.