A shortage in power supply has emerged in China's five southern provinces
the shortage was caused by multiple factors: the shutting down of small coal
mines and coal-to-power furnaces that led to decrease in coal-to-power capacity,
the weather drought in the South that led to lower hydropower capacity and a
labor shortage from migrant residents returning to their hometowns for the
upcoming Spring Festival holidays.
As a result, the five provinces, including Guangdong and Guangxi, are suffering a power capacity decrease of 10.3 million kilowatt-hours from the coal shortage alone. China Southern Power Grid has submitted an emergency report to the central government, Xiao said.
This year, power supply is expected to be 6 million kilowatt-hours short of aggregate demand though after the first quarter, when the flood season comes, the problem may alleviate, Xiao said.
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