In recent days, the power ration in many places across the country has aroused public concern. Affected by this, many netizens in places such as Heijiliao have exposed on social platforms that their cities have recently experienced continuous power outages, sudden power outages, and water outages caused by power outages. According to media reports, on September 24, Liaoning Penghui Casting Co., Ltd. also had a blast furnace gas poisoning accident due to power rationing.
Under the "power ration storm", on September 27, the People's Network released a "people's quick review" entitled "Power curtailment in many places, can not let the people's lives be restricted" on this hot topic. The article pointed out that residents cannot arbitrarily stop using electricity, affecting the basic life of the people.
In this regard, Red Star News interviewed a number of residents from the three eastern provinces to restore the scene. Many respondents pointed out that most of the power outages in both the community and the factory are "sudden", and the length of the power outage is uncertain. Another resident pointed out that the phenomenon of hoarding candles has occurred in the local area, and some candle manufacturers have responded: "In one week, the order volume has increased by dozens of times, and the inventory has been emptied." Most of these orders came from the three eastern provinces. ”
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The three eastern provinces under the "power rationing storm"
Residents: Never thought the city's electricity would be so tight
Steel, cement, electrolytic aluminum, calcium carbide, caustic soda are all high-power consumption industries, and they are also industries that have been greatly affected by this power curtailment wave.
On September 27, Master Wang arrived at the duty room of the Jidong Cement Factory in Shenyang City and learned of the "power ration", and the machine behind him stopped running yesterday.
It is not uncommon for factories like Master Wang to be shut down due to power cuts. Li Qian, the head of another cement plant in Shenyang, also told Red Star News that the factory is currently in a state of "power rationing", but it is not a complete power outage. Li Qian said that according to the notice received by the factory at present, from September 27 to 30, the production line in Li Qian's factory needs to be stopped. However, the lighting and firing in the factory can be carried out normally. "According to the requirements, the electricity load does not exceed 15%. But since this policy has been made, he must have his own considerations. Li Qian said.
It's not just high-energy-intensive plants that are affected. At the beginning of September this year, Wu Qian, a freshman, came to beijing from her hometown of Benxi, Liaoning Province, to study at a university. When there was a "wave of power rations" in her hometown, she was conducting military training at school.
"Two days ago, I suddenly saw the news about the power ration in the northeast on the Internet, and I was particularly worried about my parents who were still in my hometown." At the first time, Wu Qian called home, but fortunately the home was not affected for the time being. "It's just that my parents still received a power outage notice, saying that they may lose power at any time, and residents need to be prepared."
Wu Qian told Red Star News that her parents, who live in Tonghua, saw a notice on September 26. Red Star News reporter found that the notice is the announcement issued by Jilin New North Water Co., Ltd. on the evening of September 26, the official WeChat, saying that in accordance with the requirements of the State Grid, the northeast electricity management bureau and the Jilin Provincial Energy Bureau will be implemented in the spirit of orderly use of electricity, irregular, irregular, unplanned, no notice of power outages and power rationing, this situation will continue until March 2022, power outages and water outages become the norm.
According to Wu Qian, this news was first released in the community owner group, which soon triggered discussion. Just in case, everyone reminded each other to buy candles early to prepare.
On September 27, the company issued an apology statement in this regard, saying that the above announcement was worried that the temporary power outage might lead to a temporary water outage for users in the company's water supply area, mainly to remind the majority of users to prepare for water storage in a timely manner. However, the notice was improperly worded and inaccurate, causing misunderstanding among relevant users and the public.
Also in the predicament of power outages is Ma Hong, a citizen who lives in Tonghua, Jilin Province. She told Red Star News that she could not remember the specific time of the power outage, and in her impression, there were two power outages last week alone. But Ma Hong did not know the reason for the power outage until she saw the news on the Internet in the past two days, she did not know that her city was "so tight on electricity".
"In the past, there were very few power outages in our community, and the power supply has been very stable, and we feel that it is impossible to pull the brakes and cut the electricity." Ma Hong told Red Star News that the first power outage at home occurred around 5 p.m. that day and lasted until 10 p.m. But she didn't receive any notice before the blackout.
"At that time, I was going out to pick up my son from school, and by four o'clock in the afternoon, the electricity at home was still normal." Ma Hong recalled that after she received the child, she made an appointment to take the child to a friend's house for dinner. But during this time, she found that the owners of the community had fried the pot. "Everyone is saying that the community has suddenly lost power, and no one knows how long the call will be." Ma Hong also remembers that the people in the group complained and were dissatisfied with the sudden power outage, and at that time, there was also a property owner who shared the half-cooked rice in his rice cooker in the group.
Just in case, when Ma Hong left his friend's house, he took two candles with him. When she and her son walked into the house at ten o'clock in the evening, she found that the lights in the house had been turned on normally.
Soon after, Ma Hong's community ushered in a second power outage. "It happened last Thursday (September 23), but this time the owners received a power outage in the nearby area in advance." Ma Hong said that the second blackout did not last long, and it was an intermittent power outage in the sub-area. "My son was very excited because he could light a candle."
Many of the above-mentioned interviewees told Red Star News that after learning that there will be a long-term power outage in the future, residents' homes have prepared charging treasures and battery luminous lamps in advance, and they have hoarded many candles.
Under the power ration of the brake, the candle becomes just needed
Candle manufacturers: the number of orders has doubled dozens of times in one week, and the inventory has been cleared
Hoarding candles is a just need for urban residents with power outages.
Mr. Zhou, a citizen who lives in Shenyang's Hunnan District, has been collecting candles for buyers in large quantities since the successive power outages at home on September 23. But according to Mr. Zhou, "the candles in the small shops around the community have become scarce, and sometimes they can't be bought late." ”
Mr. Zhou told Red Star News that candles have become a necessity for almost every family after the power outage. Coupled with the uncertainty of the future power outage, many people have begun to hoard candles, which has led to a small increase in the price of candles around the community.
"I couldn't buy it at the supermarket, so I placed an order online, and now I have put a box of candles in my home, with a total of more than 30." Mr. Zhou said that at present, the online ordering of candles has little impact, and it can be delivered on time and the price is cheaper than that of supermarkets.
In this regard, Red Star News also learned from a number of manufacturers selling candles on an online shopping platform that the number of orders for candles online has indeed increased recently. A candle online shopping platform located in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, responded to Red Star News that at present, manufacturers still have a certain amount of candle inventory, but because their manufacturers are also facing difficulties in curtailment, there has been a certain degree of production tension, and the platform has also had certain replenishment difficulties.
▲Candle online shop customer service response
The customer service staff of the online shopping platform said that there has indeed been a surge in order volume recently, and it can still be shipped normally for the time being. However, it is not easy to say whether there will be price increases and normal deliveries in the later period.
At the same time, the person in charge of a candle production plant in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, also told Red Star News that in the past week, the number of orders received by the factory has increased by more than ten times, and most of the orders come from the three eastern provinces.
"At present, our inventory has been emptied and the factory is doing its best to produce new candles." The person in charge said that due to the impact of the power rationing factor, the company's turnover has ushered in a surge in this week, the inventory has disappeared, and the new order volume is still increasing. However, due to the requirements of power rationing, the production plant will also fall into the situation of power outage and suspension from time to time, "we can only guarantee production as much as possible, and produce more candles under conditions." ”
As for whether there will be a price increase in the later stage, the person in charge said: "Leave it to the market to decide." ”
Multi-sectoral intensive response after the "power rationing tide":
To the greatest extent possible, avoid pulling the brakes and curtailing the electricity, and make every effort to do a good job in the use of electricity for residents' daily life
Red Star News reporters found that the power shortage in the three eastern provinces is actually not without warning. On September 10, state grid Liaoning Electric Power issued the "Notice on the Implementation of Orderly Electricity Consumption in Liaoning Province in the Peak Summer of 2021", which shows that due to various factors, the supply and demand situation of Liaoning power grid is tightening, and there is a power supply gap in a short period of time. In order to alleviate the pressure, orderly electricity consumption will be implemented in the near future.
After the arrival of the "power curtailment tide", the local response to the power outage in the three eastern provinces began on September 26.
According to CCTV News, on September 26, Liaoning held a power guarantee work conference, requiring that the power supply be organized as soon as possible to increase the power supply, and at the same time arrange for enterprises to stop production in turn. The power sector will advance the forecast time and early warning level of the orderly power load gap from 1 day to 3 days. In addition, try to avoid the occurrence of power curtailment, and try to avoid residential users to implement power curtailment.
On the same day, Jilin Province also held a "meeting to ensure the supply of thermal coal, keep warm for the winter, and ensure the scheduling of industrial operations", proposing to "expand the supply of coal in the market, ensure that the reserve coal is sufficient to meet the standards, so that the thermal coal is continuously supplied during the heating period, the heating is not stopped, and the normal production and living order of the masses is maintained." It is necessary to make every effort to ensure the basic people's livelihood electricity demand, and to avoid the occurrence of power curtailment to the greatest extent. If it is really necessary to cut off the power and limit the electricity, it is necessary to inform the residents in advance to be prepared. ”
On the afternoon of September 27, Heilongjiang Province also responded that it will organize power generation enterprises to increase power supply as soon as possible and strive to resolve the power shortage; strictly implement the relevant regulations on orderly electricity consumption, make every effort to ensure the safe and stable operation of the power grid, and comprehensively use staggered peak production, peak avoidance production and other means to give priority to ensuring epidemic prevention and control, residents' lives, key public facilities, involving public interests and national security, and the electricity demand of important customers.
On September 27, the State Grid made a statement. In view of the current power supply situation, we will take comprehensive measures and multiple measures at the same time, go all out to fight the battle to ensure the supply of electricity, ensure the basic people's livelihood electricity demand, avoid the occurrence of power curtailment to the greatest extent, and resolutely adhere to the bottom line of people's livelihood, development and safety. Strengthen the monitoring of electricity consumption, make every effort to ensure the use of electricity for residents' daily life, and serve users well. ▲Screenshot of the WeChat public account of the State Grid
Source: Red Star News Reporter Yang Yuqi Wu Yang Intern Chen Zihan
Editor: Zhang Heng Xiong Ziwen Lv Ruitian