China Warns Severe Heat Means Another Summer of Power Risks
- Regional electricity shortages expected in country this summer
- Commodities from aluminum to rubber crops affected by weather
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Asia’s brutally hot weather is expected to hit China this summer, threatening a new round of power shortages that last year disrupted global supply chains of everything from cars to solar panels.
The electricity supply situation will be tight across the entire nation this summer, state-run China Energy News reported, citing the State Grid Energy Research Institute. Central, eastern, and southwestern provinces are likely to experience shortages during periods of peak demand, according to the institute.