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An outbreak of electricity shortages has taken China s government by surprise, exposing cracks in the country s energy policies and economic recovery plans.
The first signs of trouble in the energy sector emerged in November as electricity consumption jumped 9.4 percent, spurred by rising industrial production and the start of the winter heating season, as power generation rose only 6.8 percent.
In early December, power demands in southern China s Hunan province led State Grid officials to warn that shortfalls would last until spring, according to state media.
Since then, unusually cold weather has combined with low coal supplies and recovery strains to produce a range of energy shortages in southeastern Jiangxi and eastern Zhejiang provinces as well as Inner Mongolia.
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COLWYN BAY shoppers have raised their concerns over a decline in places to go following the permanent closure of the town’s Argos store. Sainbury’s, which owns the high street retailer, said on Monday that it would close down its standalone stores that had not reopened since March, as well as an extra 300 stores across the UK. It is understood that this includes the store in the BayView Shopping Centre. The nearest Argos store is now in Llandudno with some Pioneer online readers commenting that this has taken away footfall and made shopping more difficult. “Since Argos has closed buying from Llandudno or even trying to get a delivery was near impossible,” said Jenny Walker. “Llandudno never had any of the items I wanted, therefore haven’t shopped there since April.”
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The reports of shortages and restrictions began emerging earlier this month.PHOTO: AFP
PublishedDec 22, 2020, 12:01 pm SGT
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Published: 22 Dec 2020 01:15 AM BdST
Updated: 22 Dec 2020 01:15 AM BdST An aerial view shows a coal-burning power plant on the outskirts of Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, August 28, 2010. Reuters
In the city of Yiwu in eastern China, authorities turned off streetlights for several days and ordered factories to open only part-time. In coastal Wenzhou, the government ordered some companies not to heat their offices unless temperatures are close to freezing. In southern Hunan province, workers have reported climbing dozens of flights of stairs after elevators were shut down. );
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Large swaths of China are scrambling to restrict electricity use this winter, as the country’s rapid economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and unexpectedly frigid temperatures have sent demand for power surging. Officials in at least three provinces where a total of more than 150 million people live have issued orders limiting energy use, warning of