Heatwave in China has seen surge in energy demand with increased sales of air conditioners and handheld fans.
Published On 23 Jul 2025
The number of high-temperature days China has experienced since mid-March is the highest on record, an official from the China Meteorological Administration said.
The administration said on Wednesday that 152 national weather observatories in China have recorded temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) since mid-July.
It also sent an alert to the country’s power industry to take timely response measures to handle a surge in power consumption as people turn to air conditioning and fans to tackle the soaring temperatures.
Last week, sweltering heat stretched from the densely populated city of Chongqing in the southwest of the country to Guangzhou on the coast, enveloping an area that is home to more than 200 million people.
In some parts of the central provinces of Hubei and Hunan, which are the same size as Italy and the United Kingdom, apparent temperatures, which is