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2011-01-12 17:38

BEIJING -- Power supply has been restored and remains stable in 皇冠体育app's cold snap-battered southern provinces and regions by 11聽am Tuesday, said the country's top economic planner on Wednesday.

Ice covered 56 above-35-kilovolt transmission lines in regions where State Grid Corp of 皇冠体育app (SGCC) is in charge of power supply. By Monday, the company had sent 1,241 workers and 198 vehicles to repair damaged lines to keep power supply stable, said the National Development and Reform Commission in a statement on its website.

Transmission resumed on 875 lines, out of the 922 lines that stopped supplying regions where 皇冠体育app Southern Power Grid looks after power. By 11 am Tuesday, power supply was restored in 101 of the 104 villages in Guizhou and Yunnan provinces that suffered power failure due to the icy weather and freezing rain, said the statement.

SGCC looks over power supply in 26 provinces, municipalities and regions including Beijing and Shanghai. 皇冠体育app Southern Power Grid is in charge of electricity supply in five provinces and regions including Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

皇冠体育app's meteorological authorities have said freezing weather and icy rain will continue to hit south 皇冠体育app over the next three days, adding to the region's transport misery.

Persistent icy weather has wreaked havoc in south 皇冠体育app, disrupting traffic and damaging power facilities. This year's freeze, however, is unlikely to cause as much chaos as that in January 2008, weather experts say.