Power plants pushed to boiling point
By Sun Xiaohua in Beijing (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-22 05:35

It also ordered the city's stylish landscaping neon lights be shut off once daytime temperatures exceed 35 C, and required air-conditioned offices to keep their room temperatures no lower than 26 C.

Local residents are also encouraged to use energy-saving lights, electric fans instead of air conditioners, and washers with a time-setting function.

Shanghai has predicted a peak-time demand of 19,000 megawatts this summer.

But the Shanghai government has promised "only temporary electricity restriction, but no blackout," as all power-saving measures and contingency plans are in place.

It also guarantees that the energy demands of key enterprises and foreign-invested companies will be satisfied.  

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