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Power Rationing in Southwest China Eases

CHINA PRESS
MNI (Singapore)

Power rationing in Southwest China has eased with falling temperature and rainfall in Sichuan province, CCTV News reported. Industrial and commercial power consumption had been fully restored by Sunday, except for the high-energy-load industries. Chengdu and Mianyang cities saw all the lights in the stores on and restrictions removed on air conditioner use, the newspaper said. The daily hydropower generation capacity is 460 million kWh, which is 9.5% higher than the lowest value in the previous period due to drought and will take some time to normalize, the newspaper added.

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