29 Sep 2011 12:42

Guangxi power rationing saves 3.2 TWh

Shanghai. September 29. INTERFAX-CHINA - Power rationing in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reduced industrial electricity use by roughly 3.2 terawatt hours (TWh) from June to August, according to statistics released by the Guangxi Electricity Power Co. Ltd. (GEPC) Sept. 29.

The power stoppages affected some 1,000 firms, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses over the three month period, said the power provider.

With prolonged droughts and paltry coal supplies, up to 30 percent of the region's power demands went unfulfilled during the peak summer consumption period, leading to the worst power shortage in 20 years.

GEPC began rationing commercial power supplies in June to ensure supplies for consumers and public facilities.

-WV