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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

Chinese premier calls for more coal production as electricity demand soars

Coal is unloaded from a barge
Coal is unloaded from a barge at a power station in Yangzhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

China’s premier has called for increased production of coal to stave off mass blackouts, as early summer heatwaves have prompted record electricity usage.

On Friday, authorities again issued high temperature warnings for about a dozen provinces across the central and northern provinces, after consecutive days in the high 30s.

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