Chinese premier calls for more coal production as electricity demand soars
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from Environment | The Guardian on (#60QA1)
Records for electricity usage broken in Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu after early summer heatwaves
China's premier has called for increased production of coal to stave off mass blackouts, as early summer heatwaves have prompted record electricity usage.
On Friday, authorities again issued high temperature warnings for about a dozen provinces across the central and northern provinces, after consecutive days in the high 30s.
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