Southern China is expected to face a drought, which will reduce hydropower generation and mean more power output is needed from other sources to meet peak winter demand, a weather scientist said on Thursday.
"Most parts of China are forecast to have near- or less rainfall this winter than a normal year. But southern China could see drought or even severe drought," Shen Yanbo, chief scientist at public service centre of China Meteorological Administration, told a seminar hosted by state-backed Chongqing Gas Exchange.
Shen identified other regions that might experience an "extreme severe drought," including Chongqing and Guangxi, where hydropower is the most significant source of power supply.in July and August, forcing companies including Taiwan's Foxconn and battery giant CATL - to shut down or curb output.
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