BEIJING: Thousands of people were evacuated as of Monday as heavy rains threatened to flood a region in southwest China, where much of the heat was ravaged by heatwaves and drought. Heavy rain was predicted in parts of sichuan And chongqing Province through at least Tuesday.
Chongqing, a megacity built in a mountainous region and overseeing the surrounding mountains and countryside, issued flash flood warnings for both days.
Authorities have moved 61,000 people to safer places in Sichuan since Sunday evening as it rained heavily overnight, state broadcaster CCTV Said Monday.
a village under the jurisdiction of guangyuan The city recorded 18.8 cm of rain.
The city was one of the two Sichuan cities most affected by the drought.
The change in weather provided some respite from the heat, and full power was restored to factories in Sichuan after two weeks of restrictions stemming from low hydropower generation.
The rain should help farmers whose rice, hot peppers and other crops were drying up during prolonged droughts, which reduced most of the cracked soil in community reservoirs.
Meteorologists have pegged China’s strongest heat wave above 40 degrees Celsius since record-keeping began in 1961.
CCTV said on its website that electricity for commercial and industrial use in Sichuan has been “fully restored.”
As temperatures eased, domestic demand for air-conditioning declined and rain began to replenish hydroelectric reservoirs.
The state broadcaster reported that hydropower generation in the province was up 9.5% from its low point.
The report said that daily electricity use by households has dropped by 28% from a peak of 473 to 340 million kilowatt hours. zhao hongMarketing director for State Grid’s Sichuan subsidiary.
“The contradiction between electricity supply and demand in Sichuan will basically be resolved in the next three days,” Zhao was quoted as saying.
Falling hydropower generation prompted Sichuan utilities to increase their use of coal-fired power plants, temporarily setting back efforts to reduce carbon and other emissions.
The share of electricity in Sichuan that comes from coal has increased from 10% to 25%, with 67 generating stations operating at full capacity. CaixinA Chinese business news magazine.
Sichuan is generally seen as a clean power success story in China, deriving 80% of its power from hydro.
Chongqing, a megacity built in a mountainous region and overseeing the surrounding mountains and countryside, issued flash flood warnings for both days.
Authorities have moved 61,000 people to safer places in Sichuan since Sunday evening as it rained heavily overnight, state broadcaster CCTV Said Monday.
a village under the jurisdiction of guangyuan The city recorded 18.8 cm of rain.
The city was one of the two Sichuan cities most affected by the drought.
The change in weather provided some respite from the heat, and full power was restored to factories in Sichuan after two weeks of restrictions stemming from low hydropower generation.
The rain should help farmers whose rice, hot peppers and other crops were drying up during prolonged droughts, which reduced most of the cracked soil in community reservoirs.
Meteorologists have pegged China’s strongest heat wave above 40 degrees Celsius since record-keeping began in 1961.
CCTV said on its website that electricity for commercial and industrial use in Sichuan has been “fully restored.”
As temperatures eased, domestic demand for air-conditioning declined and rain began to replenish hydroelectric reservoirs.
The state broadcaster reported that hydropower generation in the province was up 9.5% from its low point.
The report said that daily electricity use by households has dropped by 28% from a peak of 473 to 340 million kilowatt hours. zhao hongMarketing director for State Grid’s Sichuan subsidiary.
“The contradiction between electricity supply and demand in Sichuan will basically be resolved in the next three days,” Zhao was quoted as saying.
Falling hydropower generation prompted Sichuan utilities to increase their use of coal-fired power plants, temporarily setting back efforts to reduce carbon and other emissions.
The share of electricity in Sichuan that comes from coal has increased from 10% to 25%, with 67 generating stations operating at full capacity. CaixinA Chinese business news magazine.
Sichuan is generally seen as a clean power success story in China, deriving 80% of its power from hydro.