China Pushes to Expand Power Grids as Sichuan Battles Drought

(Bloomberg) — China’s top energy officials are calling for the addition of more power-generation capacity and cross-province grids as Sichuan grapples with a severe drought that’s prompted outages and shut down key factories in the province.

The National Energy Administration acknowledged supply challenges caused by high temperatures and a lack of hydroelectricity generation in a statement reviewing its power system. The agency pledged to ensure a nationwide balance of supply and demand by 2025.