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China must brace to cope with power shortfalls as the country enters the high energy-consuming summer months, and will ensure supply to residents and key sectors, the head of the National Energy Administration has said.

Liu Tienan, the head of the energy administration, said supplies of coal, oil, natural gas and power in the first quarter had been steady, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Monday. But Liu warned the peak summer season was likely to bring strains.