China's Ministry of Emergency Management has said that the surge in demand for air conditioning across homes, offices and factories could pose risks to the national power grid in the coming days.
China is facing a 40C heatwave, with some provinces already on the highest possible alert and officials are warning of glacial melt, mudslides and forest fires.
Following above-average temperatures in June and early July, Saturday is the day of 'big heat' in the Chinese lunar calendar. The Ministry of Emergency Management has said that the surge in demand for air conditioning across homes, offices and factories could pose risks to the national power grid. Leo Zhang, president of the chemical maker Sika China, said on Friday:"For all the factories in China and in Shanghai we have regulations that need to be followed", after government officials warned of"severe tests".AdvertisementElsewhere in the province, potential glacial melt could result in dam failure.
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