BEIJING: A cold wave across much of China since Saturday has brought heavy snow to major cities in the north, causing a surge in fuel demand and traffic chaos on roads and at airports.
Central and eastern China provinces were reporting shortages of power-generation coal and some cities had restricted power supplies.
Experts attributed the strain on power supplies to the resurgent economy and a demand for heating, which would continue for the winter.
Ge Xubo, chief engineer of the State Grid Energy Research Institute, said the SGCC would expand transmission between provinces to assist those short of electricity.
He said long-distance transmission lines would start trial operations this month, which should improve distribution, but he gave no details on exactly when the new lines would be put to use.
clipped from www.chinadaily.com.cn
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