(Beijing / Sichuan Comprehensive News) Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang hopes that the six economic provinces will brave the big beams to stabilize the economy, but the high temperature and drought weather in Sichuan, one of the provinces, will continue to power.Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota and the world's top battery manufacturers Ningde Times.
According to Bloomberg, Toyota Motor spokesman Hashimoto Shiwamoto said that the company's factory in Chengdu received official instructions and suspended production before August 20.The annual output of the Chengdu plant in Toyota is about 30,000.
The Sichuan Yibin Battery Factory in Ningde Times also discontinued production from August 15 to the 20th.Sichuan is an important development hub of Chinese battery manufacturers, because manufacturers fancy local hydropower resources, hoping to reduce emissions in the production process.According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance Data, the installed capacity of the existing and planned in the province in the Ningde era reached about 100 Gava, second only to Fujian Province.
From solar panels to aluminum smelting and other industries, more and more industries are affected by Sichuan official power -limiting administration orders.
Sichuan's population scale is similar to Germany, and its economic volume is larger than Turkey. It is an important manufacturing center in China. However, 80 % of the electricity relies on hydropower and is easily affected by high temperature and drought weather.The temperature in some parts of the province soared on Tuesday (August 16) to more than 40 degrees Celsius. The temperature in the provincial capital of Chengdu on Wednesday was still as high as 38 degrees Celsius.
According to Reuters, Dazhou, Sichuan City, with a population of 5.4 million. On Wednesday, power outages were performed on housing areas, offices and shopping malls on Wednesday for three hours each time.In China, residential power limit is rare, and officials usually limit electricity to industrial enterprises.
The official media Sichuan Daily published a review article on the front page, calling on the public to save electricity, and asked the party and government agencies to make an example. The air -conditioning refrigeration temperature was not less than 26 degrees Celsius.Non -necessary electricity facilities such as fountains, light shows, and electricity signboards will also be closed.
Analysts say that if the heat wave continues, the power shortage may spread to eastern provinces such as Zhejiang and Jiangsu, because these provinces depend on Sichuan to provide some electricity.