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The central government has increased measures to reduce the impact of the continued drought and the prolonged heat waves that ravaged southern China this summer, enacting steps to bolster irrigation, ensure the supply of drinking water and divert more energy to regions affected by power shortages.
Following several weeks of power cuts that hit large industrial producers, power has started to return to normal. A record-breaking heat wave and drought are to blame for the crisis.
China unveiled a new plan on Thursday to expand basic charging infrastructure along its national roadway network to meet growing demand from surging numbers of new energy vehicles.
China vowed to provide basic charging services on highways other than in ultra-cold and high-altitude regions, according to an action plan released on Thursday.
State Grid Corp of China has come up with plans for more pumped storage hydropower facilities, and is stepping up efforts to promote the development of power storage in the country to play a bigger role in the nation's goals of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.