<p>The electricity load in the Chinese province of Henan reached a new record on Monday, primarily driven by air-conditioning demand, as scorching heat waves spread across regions north of the Yangtze river.</p>.<p>Loads reached a peak of 71.08 million kilowatts, surpassing the previous day's record of 65.34 million kilowatts, according to a state media report published Wednesday morning.</p>.<p>Premier Li Keqiang, visiting a thermal power company in Hebei Province, said that China must increase coal production capacity to "resolutely prevent power outages", according to a state media summary published late on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Parts of Hebei and nearby provinces of Henan and Shandong have faced drought-like conditions throughout June.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, China's meteorological administration issued orange alerts warning of high temperatures in regions across the three provinces.</p>.<p>Compounding the heat waves in China's north are heavy rainfalls in seven provinces and a tornado that ripped through the southern metropolos of Guangzhou, which cut off power supply to over 5,400 users last week.</p>
<p>The electricity load in the Chinese province of Henan reached a new record on Monday, primarily driven by air-conditioning demand, as scorching heat waves spread across regions north of the Yangtze river.</p>.<p>Loads reached a peak of 71.08 million kilowatts, surpassing the previous day's record of 65.34 million kilowatts, according to a state media report published Wednesday morning.</p>.<p>Premier Li Keqiang, visiting a thermal power company in Hebei Province, said that China must increase coal production capacity to "resolutely prevent power outages", according to a state media summary published late on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Parts of Hebei and nearby provinces of Henan and Shandong have faced drought-like conditions throughout June.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, China's meteorological administration issued orange alerts warning of high temperatures in regions across the three provinces.</p>.<p>Compounding the heat waves in China's north are heavy rainfalls in seven provinces and a tornado that ripped through the southern metropolos of Guangzhou, which cut off power supply to over 5,400 users last week.</p>