Economically robust Guangdong Province in south China is not likely to see a significant improvement in the supply of energy in the second half of the year.

According to the provincial economic and trade commission, the supply of electric power and oil products will remain below demand over the next six months in Guangdong, particularly in the Pearl River Delta.

Wen Guohui, deputy director of the commission, said 35 percent of the province's total energy consumption is used by air conditioners during sweltering summer which is the peak season for power consumption.

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