Major manufacturing hubs such as Jiangsu and Anhui have introduced power restrictions on some steel mills and copper plants

Guangdong, Sichuan and Chongqing city have all recently broken power use records and also imposed electricity restrictions

Major Chinese manufacturing hubs have imposed power restrictions on multiple industries as the country grapples with record high electricity demand for cooling during a summer heatwave.

Jiangsu, China’s second wealthiest province that neighbours Shanghai, has imposed restrictions on some steel mills and copper plants, the province’s steel association and industry research group Shanghai Metals Market said on Friday.

The central province of Anhui has also shut down all independently operated electric furnace facilities, which produce steel. Some production lines in long process steel mills are facing partial or complete closure, the industry group said.

Anhui also appealed on Thursday to the manufacturing industry, businesses, the public sector and individuals to ease energy use.