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Electricity situation improving
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/08/01 11:59  Shanghai Daily

  The Shanghai's efforts to ration electricity by asking some factories to close for a few days or reschedule production seem to be paying off as there were no blackouts or brownouts in Shanghai yesterday.

  Power suppliers received good news yesterday when a generator at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Station was put back on line after malfunctioning on May 29. The generator was able to provide 300,000 kilowatts of electricity to Shanghai, and two generators at the Three Gorges provided an additional 211,600 kw.

  About 1,000 companies have rescheduled their production to reduce power demands at peak hours, when families around town switch on their air-conditioners.

  Local swimming pools are doing booming business during the heat wave, with the Jing'an Natatorium receiving about 3,000 customer a day. "It is so crowded," said one swimmer. "The pool is like a bowl full of dumplings."

  With a forecast high of 38 degrees, today is expected to be the 21st day this year with the mercury climbing above 35 degrees in Shanghai.

  A typhoon, cold-air mass or atmospheric adjustment are the only hopes for cooler weather anytime soon, said Chen Zhiqiang, chief meteorologist at the Shang-hai Meteorological Bureau.

  "However, none is in sight," said Chen.

  Next Friday marks the arrival of autumn according to lunar Chinese calendar, but it is doubtful anyone in Shanghai will enjoy a cool fall breeze next weekend.

  Shanghai isn't the only part of the country suffering from a scorching heat wave.

  Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, is also in the grip of an intense heat wave, which has kept the daily highs above 39.7 degrees Celsius for 22 days since the beginning of July.

  The prolonged heat wave has set a 10-year record. So far, some 46,000 people and 16,000 head of livestock in suburban Nanchang have suffered from serious drinking water shortages.




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