China's northern power grids hit record loads as heatwave sweeps through

A severe heatwave in northern, northeastern, and eastern China pushed power demand to record highs earlier this week, driven by increased air-conditioning use.

A heatwave pushed power ​demand across northern, northeastern and ​eastern China to record ‌highs earlier this ​week, the State Grid Corporation of China said in a statement on Tuesday, as ‌soaring temperatures boosted air-conditioning use.

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