Over five million people in southwest China face power cuts in heatwave
The region also relies heavily on dams to generate its electricity but the heat has caused reservoirs to dry up, exacerbating the energy shortage.
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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 China's south-western Sichuan province have been hit with rolling power cuts amid severe heatwave and drought, BBC reported.