Power plants pushed to boiling point By Sun Xiaohua in Beijing (China Daily) Updated: 2005-07-22 05:35
It also ordered the city's stylish landscaping neon lights be shut off once
daytime temperatures exceed 35 C, and required air-conditioned offices to keep
their room temperatures no lower than 26 C.
Local residents are also encouraged to use energy-saving lights, electric
fans instead of air conditioners, and washers with a time-setting function.
Shanghai has predicted a peak-time demand of 19,000 megawatts this summer.
But the Shanghai government has promised "only temporary electricity
restriction, but no blackout," as all power-saving measures and contingency
plans are in place.
It also guarantees that the energy demands of key enterprises and
foreign-invested companies will be satisfied.
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