China Quake Disrupts Power Supply in Sichuan, Shaanxi

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China Quake Disrupts Power Supply in Sichuan, Shaanxi

(Bloomberg) -- China's strongest earthquake in 58 years damaged power plants and transmission lines, forcing companies to idle some generators in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

About 5.5 gigawatts, nearly 1 percent of the nation's generation capacity, was idled in the two provinces after today's quake, according to a report by the official Xinhua News Agency, citing data from the State Grid Corp. of China. Sichuan, the epicenter of the quake, lost 4 gigawatts of capacity.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=aj1FsoABpCHI&refer=energy

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