CCTV, Beijing, August 29 (Reporter Han Minquan Liu Tao) according to the News and newspaper Abstracts of China Voice of China Radio and Television, with the drop in temperature and rainfall in some areas, the shortage of electricity in Sichuan has been alleviated. As of 12:00 on the 28th, general industrial and commercial power consumption in Sichuan Province has been fully restored.

Zhao Hong, Director of the Marketing Department of Sichuan Electric Power Company of State Grid: at present, the hydropower generation capacity of our province is still at a low level. On the whole, with the continuous support of the State Grid Corporation, the contradiction between supply and demand of Sichuan power will be basically alleviated.

Sichuan Hydropower had a daily generating capacity of 460 million kilowatt-hours on the 28th, up 9.5 per cent from the minimum. After the temperature dropped, the air conditioning load dropped significantly, and the daily electricity consumption of residents also dropped from the highest 473 million kilowatt hours to 340 million kilowatt hours. With the improvement of power supply and demand situation, businesses in many places in Sichuan began to return to normal power consumption.

Yuan Jun, a property worker at a shopping mall in Wuhou District, Chengdu: when power is cut off, we are in accordance with the requirements of Chengdu Electric Power, some escalators are not open, and some others. It's open for business today.

It is understood that, in addition to the high-load energy industry, the power consumption of large industries in Sichuan Province is gradually recovering. After the follow-up water supply of hydropower continues to improve, the power consumption of large industries will all return to normal.