An anomalous heat wave forced China’s economic locomotive to take steps to limit electricity consumption. The government of Guangdong, the most populous province in China with 126 million inhabitants and also the most important economically (it accounts for over 10% of China’s GDP) has called on industries and families to cut the use of electricity after a energy crisis caused by temperatures well beyond the norm of the period.
The government of the South China Province is pushing tertiary industry users such as office buildings, shopping malls and hotels to reduce their energy load during peak hours, according to a statement posted on the Provincial Development Commission official Wechat account. and the Guangdong Reform.
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The local government has also appealed to citizens to save electricity through measures such as adjusting the temperatures of air conditioners to at least 26 degrees. The demand for energy power in the province considered the “factory of the world” rose to a record 141 million kilowatts on 23 September after a heat wave that started earlier this month. Maximum temperatures reached an average of 34.4 degrees, 2.2 degrees higher than the same period in previous years.
The demand for electricity also increases every year during this period to coincide with export orders in September and October from the thousands of export oriented enterprises in Guangdong. Industrial enterprises in many regions of the province are already staggering their energy consumption by stopping operations for even four or five days a week, which is having a significant impact on the local economy.