The following table details the situation in six of the worst hit provinces. Production and GDP figures are for the end of 2007, all power figures are in gigawatts (GW). SHANXI PROVINCE Population (mln): 33.9 Pct of national GDP: 2.3 Forecast Shortage(GW): 5.0 Total Power Capacity (GW): 34.4 Power Fuel Use: Largely coal Metals Production Profile: Produces nearly 9 percent of China's aluminium, and 5 percent of China's crude steel. Industrial Profile: Top coal and big metals producer. Remedy: Rationing. This northern Chinese province is too poor, and its industry too energy-thirsty for diesel generators to be a realistic option. It has little hydropower and no neighbours with surplus power for imports. SHAANXI PROVINCE Population (mln): 37.5 Pct of national GDP: 2.2 Forecast Shortage (GW): 1.3 Total Power Capacity (GW): 11.5* Power Fuel Use: Largely coal Metals Production Profile: Small amounts of crude steel and non-ferrous metals output. Industrial Profile: Significant coal resources Remedy: Rationing. Like neighbouring Shanxi, it has little alternative when its supplies run low. GUANGDONG PROVINCE Population (mln): 94.5 Pct of national GDP: 12.4 Forecast Shortage (GW): 6.5 Total Power Capacity* (GW): 68.0 Power Fuel Use: Hydropower, fuel oil, coal, natural gas and nuclear power. Metals Production Profile: About 2 percent of China's steel. Industrial Profile: Leading export, manufacturing hub. Remedy: Guangdong can increase fuel oil generation when supplies run low, it imports hydropower from neighbouring provinces and many of its factories have their own individual diesel generators. It still rations power however. SHANDONG PROVINCE Population (mln): 93.7 Pct of national GDP: 10.5 Forecast Shortage (GW): 7.6 Total Power Capacity (GW): 55.4 Power Fuel Use: Mostly coal, growing number of wind farms and some hydropower. Metals Production Profile: About 9 percent of China's steel Industrial Profile: Big agricultural base, significant manufacturing base with strong links to S. Korea and Japan. Remedy: Shandong is taking advantage of its coastline to boost wind power, and as a relatively big coal producer it can try and keep more of its output within provincial borders. Diesel generators are an option for some. ZHEJIANG PROVINCE Population (mln): 33.9 Pct of national GDP: 3.0 Forecast Shortage (GW): >3.0 Total Power Capacity (GW): 33.7* Power Fuel Use: Natural gas, coal Metals Production Profile: Some steel products Industrial Profile: Major manufacturing hub known for small, privately owned factories. Remedy: Rationing, diesel generators SICHUAN PROVINCE Population (mln): 81.3 Pct of national GDP: 4.3 Forecast Shortage: 2.0 Total Power Capacity: 30.3 Power Fuel Use: Hydropower, coal. Metals Production Profile: Major zinc and lead producer Industrial Profile: Big agricultural production base, especially for pork. Rich in natural gas and hydropwer. Not a major export hub. Remedy: Sichuan -- usually a net power exporter -- is importing power from its neighbours after a massive earthquake in May devastated swathes of the province, destroying or putting out of action mines and dams. *This figure covers only generating capacity connected to the provincial grid, leaving out small-scale generation and stand-alone plants that supply local users only. (Reporting by Emma Graham-Harrison, Jim Bai, Jason Subler, Rujun Shen and Beijing newsroom)