NationwideShortageofPowerSupply
Accordingtoexperts,Chinaisfacingamoreseverepowershortageatpresentthanitdidinthesecondhalfoftheyear2006.Infact,agoodnumberofprovincialareashavealreadyimposedpowerbrownoutsinthepastfewmonths.
Thereisnodoubtthatacceleratingdevelopmentofpower-intensiveindustrialsectors,thegrowingpaceofurbanizationandlowenergyefficiencyshouldbeblamedfortheextensiveshortageofpowersupply.Besides,thesituationisworsenedbyslowpowerconstructionandinadequateoverallpowergeneration.
Inordertoeasethecurrentpowershortage,apackageofmeasuresshouldbeintroducedassoonaspossible.Firstly,anationwidecampaignshouldbelaunchedtoeducatethepublicaboutmethodstoimproveefficiencyofenergyconsumption.Secondly,greateffortsshouldbemadetocurbwastefulduplicationsandcutirrationaldemandinsomeindustries.Thirdly,constructionofenergyandtransportprojectsshouldbeacceleratedtoexpandpowersupply.Lastly,itisnecessarytooptimizeenergystructureandestablishadiversifiedenergyconsumptionpattern.OnlyinthiswaycanChina’spowershortageeaseandfinallydisappearinthenearfuture.