China Orders Restoration of Power Supply to Residents
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China, the world’s biggest energy consumer, ordered resumption of power supply to residences after some local governments shut generating plants and limited electricity use by households to meet an energy-saving goal.
“This is a wrong practice that has not only affected the lives of ordinary people but also disrupted operations at the nation’s power grid,” the State Council, or Cabinet, said in a statement posted on the central government’s website today. “This has to be corrected.”