China’s electricity load exceeds 1.5 billion kW in new record high
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Records have also been broken 36 times at the provincial level since the start of the summer.
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BEIJING – China’s national electricity load exceeded 1.5 billion kilowatts on July 16, setting a new historic high, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said, as extreme heat in wide swathes of the country drove up electricity demand.
This is the third “record high” in terms of electricity load China has seen so far in July after peaks on July 4 and 7, the NEA said.
Records have also been broken 36 times at the provincial level since the start of the summer.
Sweltering heat topping 40 deg C has been roasting China’s heartland in recent days, with cities in the central province of Hubei and the north-western province of Shaanxi experiencing 42 deg C, setting local records and stretching the country’s power grid. REUTERS
