Scholars interviewees analyzed that as global warming intensifies, China will become a new normal in the face of drought and power shortage in summer.
Sichuan Province, Sichuan Province, Sichuan, Sichuan, under high temperature drought, and the power deficiency crisis under high temperature and drought. In 13 provinces in China, 50 emergency trains were sent to Sichuan to power Sichuan, which tried to defend Sichuan's economic and people's livelihood operations.Scholars of interviewees analyzed that as global warming intensified, China faced drought and power shortage in summer may become a new normal.
The heat waves that have swept many places in China since July this year have continued to intensify. According to the People's Daily, the comprehensive intensity of the regional high temperature event from June 13 this year to the present has reached the highest point since the complete weather observation record in 1961.China Central Meteorological Observatory also issued the first meteorological arid yellow warning this year on August 18.
As an important base for Western Power East and one of the six major economic provinces in China, the severe drought in Sichuan Province has attracted particular attention.According to CCTV news reports, 80 % of Sichuan Electric Power supplies from hydropower, but some main hydropower plants have bottomed out, and the province's hydropower capacity has decreased by more than half.At the same time, since early August, Sichuan Province is expected to increase the maximum electricity load by 25%compared with the same period last year, facing huge dual pressure on both sides of the power supply and demand.
In some areas of Sichuan for two weeks, we will increase the implementation of power restrictions in two weeks.The Sichuan Provincial Department of Economics and Information Technology and the State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company will expand the scope of the implementation of industrial enterprises in 19 cities (states) in the province from the 15th;All measures still cannot alleviate power supply and will implement an orderly power limit on residents in the area.
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, also launched the "Electricity Model". The Chengdu Metro began to cancel the "Strong Cold" compartment of the train last week, and it also darken the lighting in the subway station.Large screen.
Even with power -limiting measures, Sichuan power supply is still tense.According to media reports such as Sichuan Online, West China Metropolis Daily, electric power companies in 13 provinces such as Beijing, Shanxi, Shandong, and Jiangsu sent 50 emergency trains to Sichuan to improve emergency power supply guarantee capabilities.These trains have begun to reach Sichuan on the 18th.
The tractor will access the Chengdu Central City, Tianfu New District and the surrounding heavy -duty area to ensure the power supply of the area. In the futureIt is equivalent to ensuring nearly 47,000 air conditioners run at the same time.
Sichuan power -limited power supply chain and other auto companies such as Tesla
Since the beginning of this week, Sichuan's power -limiting measures have gradually appeared on the spillover effect of the Chinese economy.On the 18th, it was reported that Sichuan's power -limiting measures for industrial and enterprises affected the supply chain of auto companies such as Tesla.Electricity.
With the significant slowdown in China's economic growth, the Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council has named the six economic provinces including Sichuan, including Sichuan on August 16, to "choose the beams and play a key role in stable economic support"; Deputy Prime Minister Han ZhengOn the 17th, it was also emphasized that it is necessary to ensure the safety of energy and electricity safety, and resolutely prevent power limit.
Sichuan's fiscal revenue in the first half of this year ranks seventh in the country. The GDP in 2021 exceeded 5 trillion yuan (about S $ 1 trillion);The issue of China's overall economic recovery has attracted attention.
Xie Dongming, director of the Research Director of the Greater China of Singapore Overseas Chinese Bank, was analyzed during an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that Sichuan's current power limit focuses on industrial concessions to civilian use, and it is expected that it will affect the industrial chain.However, he believes that unless the electricity limit is maintained for more than two weeks, it will not have a great impact on the overall economy of China.
Kong Feng, an associate professor of the School of Humanities and Development of China Agricultural University engaged in climate change risk governance research, pointed out that with the normalization of extreme weather, the situation of electricity in China may become a new normal in the future.
Sichuan undertakes one -third of China's overall hydropower. The drought reflects the uncertainty of climate change to China's clean energy supply.Kong Feng emphasized that Sichuan's lack of electricity has highlighted that China has to promote the diversified development of clean energy in order to cope with the trend of long -term climate change.
