Southwest China Power Cuts Spread to Households as Analysts Warn of Economic Impact

Power cuts in Southwest China’s Sichuan province have spread to households, despite local officials’ efforts to spare them by ordering factories to suspend their operations.

A monthslong heat wave in the region has created a double whammy — drying up key hydropower reservoirs and spiking air conditioning demand — which has stoked concerns among analysts that it would temporarily drag on industrial production and GDP growth.