Hydropower at Risk
Some 80% of Sichuan Province’s power comes from hydropower, and some reservoirs are at half capacity this month, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Economics and Information Technology said.
Chinese news outlets reported that the government has extended power rationing, which began last week, through this week. Earlier this week, CCTV reported that some shopping malls in Chongqing were forced to operate on a limited schedule to save electricity, opening to shoppers between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Offices and malls also had lights, elevators, and air conditioning shut off, while subway stations dimmed their lights and a skyline in Shanghai went dark to save power.
