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China's south to face worst power shortage in 30 years: report
Beijing (AFP) Feb 29, 2008 South China's Guangdong province will face the worst power crisis in three decades in 2008 due to rising demand and damages to transmission lines caused by prolonged cold weather, state press said. Demand for power in the province is sharply higher as local companies have resumed production after the Chinese New Year holidays that fell in early February, the Xinhua News agency reported late Thursday. But the cold weather that started in January and has been described as the worst in 50 years has damaged transmission lines that bring power from the west, it said. Some companies in Guangzhou, capital of the province, have had their supply suspended while some others have been asked to cut production capacity by half, according to the city's plan for the first quarter, Xinhua said last week. It added that the province had sent nearly 800 workers to repair damaged electricity facilities in the southwestern province of Guizhou and northern Guangdong. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links
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Houston TX (SPX) Feb 29, 2008With crude oil, gasoline, and home heating oil prices near all-time highs, energy security in the US is one of the most common themes among the presidential candidates. While Democratic and Republican candidates alike agree that energy security should be high on the next president's agenda, their plans for achieving that goal vary widely. |
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