As the nationwide heat wave continues, demand for air conditioners is rapidly increasing. On Thursday afternoon, shoppers visiting Lotte Hi-Mart’s Seoul Station branch in Jung District, central Seoul, are looking at air conditioners.
According to Korea Power Exchange on Sunday, the country's power reserve ratio, the cushion beneath its full capacity, has been around 10 percent since July 12.
According to Gmarket, in the first half of this year when compared to the same period a year earlier, home appliances rentals increased 48 percent.
Portable air conditioners on display at a store in Yongsan, Seoul, on Tuesday.
Customers look at air conditioners at Lotte Hi-Mart's Seoul Station branch in Jung District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. A growing number of consumers are buying air conditioners as temperatures rise across the country.
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