Four things to know about China's power crunch

Heat wave cripples hydropower, with effects rippling across national economy

CHEN XUEWAN, FAN RUOHONG and DENISE JIA, Caixin

The record heat wave in Sichuan is drying up reservoirs and crippling hydropower stations -- the largest source of renewable energy -- causing a power crunch and forcing electricity cuts to businesses and households across the southwestern province of 84 million people.

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