Beijing plans for power shortage
BEIJING, May 31 -- Beijing will not impose compulsory brownouts or power-downs for factories this summer despite a predicted energy shortage, a senior city official said yesterday."Peak power consumption is expected to top 12.2 million kilowatts, or 14.6 per cent higher than last year," said Zhang Gong, vice-director of the Beijing Development and Reform Commission.
Speaking at a press conference Zhang said the electricity shortage during peak periods this summer could reach 5 million kilowatts, or even 7.3 million kilowatts in some parts of the capital.
Limited power generation, slow grid construction, a rapid increase in consumption, skyrocketing prices for coal and hydro-electric power and uncertain weather will create a sharp contradiction between demand and supply, Zhang warned.
To deal with the shortage, Beijing's local government will shift from administrative control measures to a long-term technology-oriented plan, said the official.
"Beijing's grid is a typical power recipient, which means two-thirds of its electricity comes from other provinces," said Chen Tiecheng, a commission official in charge of power and coal management.
Li Tongzhi, vice-general manager of the Beijing Electric Power Company, told reporters that the city has invested 1.53 billion yuan (US$189 million) in upgrading the capital's grid so far this year.
Beijing also use pricing leverage to try to level consumption, said Zhang, adding that factories would be encouraged operate outside peak power-usage hours.
At peak hours, power costs 1.1 yuan (US$0.14) per kilowatt-hour, versus a lowest off-peak price of 0.26 yuan (US$0.03).
"Such measures have greatly reduced the power consumption load in the city over the past two years," said Zhang, adding that a compensation system would be adopted for firms which voluntary adjust their consumption.
Other measures will include differential seasonal power prices, raising the temperature of air conditioners, and installing ice air conditioners which stockpile ice during non-peak hours.
Schools, hospitals and government and military units will adopt differential seasonal power prices next year to conserve electricity, said the official.
"Air conditioners in government offices should be kept at 26 C at the minimum," said Chen.
"Through this, hundreds of thousands of kilowatts-hours of the peak hour power consumption load can be saved."
The municipal government will map out compulsory standards that request every new building whose refrigeration area surpasses 30,000 square metres to install ice air conditioners, added Zhang.
At present there are 51 ice air conditioners in Beijing. There are expected to be 78 by the end of the year, saving 50,000 kilowatts-hours of power consumption during peak times.
(Source: China Daily)-%-13189-%--%-13585-%- 呵呵，可以练英语了...................... 没有中翻译啊?怎么搞的哦斑竹????? 貌似最近北京的日用电负荷又有新纪录啦。 老大可否翻译，以便其他人学习呀？::biggrin:: 非常有用的信息啊。
哈哈，还需要我给管理员评分吗？ 大家还是按同一个评价标准吧，学分、金币、论坛资料都给予同等的增加。 恩，不过好帖子也有档次之分，标准的确定，应该像admin反映一下 今年供电紧张是全国较普遍的现象。
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