Perphaps you have received the notice of delayed delivery from your Chinese suppliers, they informed that the delivery time would be longer because of an "unexpected and unprecedented" power cuts in many cities in China. Homes and businesses have been affected by power cuts as electricity has been rationed in several provinces and regions.
Nearly 60% of the Chinese economy is powered by coal, and the electricity crunch has taken hold amid disruptions to coal supplies due to the pandemic. China is trying to meet a pledge that its carbon emissions will peak before 2030. In September, the China Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released action plan of air pollution control, issued the action of "2021-2022 Autumn and Winter Action Plan for Air Pollution Management". This autumn and winter (from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022), provinces including Jiangsu and Shandong call halt to production.
Who is being affected by the power cuts?
Companies in major manufacturing areas have been called on to reduce energy usage during periods of peak demand or limit the number of days that they operate. Energy-intensive industries such as steel-making, aluminium smelting, cement manufacturing and fertiliser production are among the business hardest hit by outages.
Major international suppliers are bracing for impact on business already confronting delays caused by shortages and global shipping delays.
We sincerely hope that you can understand us if the production period exceed expectations. To mitigate the impacts of these restrictions, we recommend that you place the order as soon as possible. We will arrange production in advance to ensure that your order could be delivered on time and under the current price.
