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Electricity in short supply in Guangdong in '05

GUANGZHOU - Electricity supply in South China's Guangdong province is expected to remain tight next year owing to rapid growth of the local economy. Many foreign firms are located in the province and some are complaining about electricity shortages and cutting back on production.

The Guangdong Power Group predicted that the province's electricity consumption will reach 270.9 billion kwh of electricity next year with highest load of 45 million kwh, up 13.5% and 13.4%, respectively, over the figures for this year.

Guangdong's economy maintained rapid growth in the first three quarters of this year, consuming 177.1 billion kwh of electricity, up 18% year on year.

The highest load was 39.7 kwh in early August, up 16.8% over the same period of last year.

The annual electricity consumption in the province is expected to reach 238.7 billion kwh this year, up 17.5% over last year.

(Asia Pulse/XIC)

Oct 30, 2004

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