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Power plants pushed to boiling point
By Sun Xiaohua in Beijing (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-22 05:35
Emergency measures were taken to cut energy consumption yesterday as
Beijing's power grids were again pushed close to capacity.
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| The power plant of the Three Gorges Project is seen in this photo
taken on July 1, 2005. [newsphoto] |
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usage in the capital reached 10.27 million kilowatts yesterday after the record
high of 10.58 million kilowatts on Wednesday.
With the city's power safety limit set at 10.60 million kilowatts, steps were
taken to reduce consumption by 600,000 kilowatts and ensure safe operation of
the grid.
According to requirements issued by the Beijing Municipal Commission of
Development and Reform, giant energy consumers such as Beijing Shougang Group,
the country's fourth largest steel manufacturer, cut its power consumption by
200,000 kilowatts yesterday.
In addition, more than 300 units, including large-scaled office buildings,
shopping malls, factories, and governmental organizations, had to reduce their
energy usage by 150,000 kilowatts between 11 am and 12 am, one of the peak
consumption periods.
"According to emergency measures, those units were required to cut their
energy consumption in some less important fields. The air conditioning would not
have been affected," said Chen Tiecheng, an official from Beijing Municipal
Commission of Development and Reform. The commission also required street
lighting be switched off on one side of the roads to save energy.
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