China Leads the World in Preparing for Extreme Weather Threats to Power Supplies
- Lantau says world’s grids need to prepare for climate risks
- Eastern Chinese cities may face power shortages this summer
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It’s not even June, and China is fielding sweltering temperatures in Shanghai, and peak power demand from Guangdong to Hainan.
Extreme weather is already promising a fresh test of the electricity grid just months after heat waves and drought throttled hydropower and triggered widespread power shortages. The good news is that China is better prepared than many other countries, according to a report from The Lantau Group.