BEIJING : An oil refining city in southern China is calling on firms and citizens to save on electricity after its electricity load broke records three times as of Monday, as grid stress increases amid searing and persistent hot weather. Southern China has been beleaguered by a combination of sizzling hot
BEIJING : An oil refining city in southern China is calling on firms and citizens to save on electricity after its electricity load broke records three times as of Monday, as grid stress increases amid searing and persistent hot weather.
The growth rate of power consumption in Maoming city in southern Guangdong province was as high as 8.01 per cent in the January to May period, and its residential electricity consumption increased by 27.41 per cent in May from a year earlier, the city government said in a statement on Monday. It also suggested that state-owned firms, residents and commercial venues set cooling temperatures to no less than 26 degrees Celsius .
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