Record-breaking heat continues in various parts of China, and in inland Sichuan Province, restrictions on the use of electricity have been extended due to the tight supply and demand of electricity, and public transportation and commercial facilities are also moving to save electricity. , Japanese companies are forced to respond with in-house power generation, and there is growing concern about the future.
In China, where record heat continues in various places, the maximum temperature exceeded 40 degrees in Sichuan and Chongqing on the 21st, and Chinese media broke the record high temperature at more than 200 observatories in the past month. I'm telling you.
Due to the tight supply and demand of electricity, the local government of Sichuan Province had decided to suspend factory production until the 20th of this month, targeting companies with high power consumption, but according to Chinese media and others, it has been extended to the 25th. Then I was notified.
In response to this, Japanese companies such as Toyota Motor in the central city of Chengdu and local companies are responding with in-house power generation.
In addition, in Chengdu, the movement to save electricity is spreading, such as raising the set temperature of air conditioners in subways and turning off some lights in commercial facilities.
In addition, Chongqing is also planning to limit the use of electricity until the 24th, which has had an impact, such as the suspension of operations at Panasonic's factories.
According to the forecast, the heat will ease from the middle of this week, and there is a view that the supply and demand for electricity will improve if the use of air conditioners is reduced. and there are growing concerns about the future.