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The energy supply shortage is temporary, and its impact on the economy is controllable," Fu Lingxuan, the National Bureau of Statistics' spokesperson told reporters on Monday, citing recent measures to boost coal supply.

Zou Lan, head of financial markets at the country's central bank, said Evergrande had "blindly diversified and expanded business," urging the property group to offload assets to raise funds to pay off debts.

"The risk exposure of individual financial institutions to Evergrande is not big and the spillover effect for the financial sector is controllable," Zou said on Friday.

While fallout from the power shortages and concerns over the property market may have eased from September, their impact on China's broader economy should not be underestimated and will be a major downside risk in the fourth quarter, warned Shanghai-based Yue Su, principal economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit.

"The slowdown in the property sector will affect the activities of firms in areas such as construction contracting, building materials and home furnishing," said Su, adding that energy-intensive industries will face rising costs as well.

Hong Kong-based Tommy Wu of Oxford Economics said policymakers are likely to take more steps to shore up growth, including ensuring ample liquidity in the interbank market, accelerating infrastructure development and relaxing some aspects of overall credit and real estate policies.

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