BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters) - China's Shaanxi province began to ration power supplies on Thursday, following similar measures in recent weeks by other regions, flagging what could be the worst summer power shortage since 2004. The government is forecasting a power shortfall of 10 gigawatts for the summer, about 1.4 percent of installed capacity, but provinces are forecasting more than double this. The following table shows regions that are either rationing power or have estimates on expected power shortages made by local governments or local grids, reported by Chinese media. The table will be updated when more figures are available.
REGION RATIONING? EXPECTED SHORTAGES (GW) Zhejiang yes 3.0 Shandong yes 7.6 Guangdong yes 6.0 Shanxi yes 5.0 Henan yes 1.6 Hunan yes ~ Jiangxi yes 1.0 Hubei yes ~ Yunnan yes 0.9 Shanghai yes ~ Jiangsu yes ~ Shaanxi yes 0.8* --------------------------------------- Total 25.9 ~ Not available * Actual (Reporting by Jim Bai; Editing by Michael Urquhart)
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