China's electricity shortage is rippling across factories and industries, testing the nation's status as the world's capital for reliable manufacturing
A gas-fired power plant, background, under construction in Dongguan, China on Sept. 28, 2021. China has been rapidly expanding its use of natural gas as well as solar panels, wind turbines and hydroelectric dams. Yet China still does not have enough energy to meet demand.
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BEIJING — A bread company cannot get all the power it needs for its bakeries. A chemicals supplier for some of the world’s biggest paint producers announced production cuts. A port city changed electricity-rationing rules for manufacturers four times in a single day.
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