Reason two. Because the coal price has been high in recent years, the power generation cost of power plants has doubled, and the state prohibits the increase of electricity prices, which makes most power generation enterprises in the country operate at a loss. Therefore, some power plants have to shut down some units to make up for the losses, which makes power shortage.
Reason three. It is also because of coal. Because the state banned small coal mines, the total output of coal decreased and the price of coal doubled. However, the state controls the price of thermal coal not to rise, which makes some coal mines prefer to sell coal to other customers rather than to power plants, which leads to the shortage of thermal coal in power plants, the failure of generating units to fully load and the gradual shortage of electricity.
Reason four. Although Shanxi is a big power generation province, we don't have much electricity left for ourselves, and most of it is delivered to Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan area and Yangtze River Delta area. Due to the reduction of the total power generation, Shanxi's already scarce electricity has been dispersed to other areas, and Shanxi's electricity is even more scarce.
Reason five. Because it is summer, high-power electrical appliances such as air conditioners are widely used, which makes the load soar and brings about power shortage.
To sum up, there has been a frequent phenomenon of power cuts in Shanxi recently. We in China are a nation that is not afraid of difficulties, and we can overcome any difficulties. For the Olympic Games, let's all contribute a little, turn on the air conditioner less, save more electricity, and tide over the power shortage together.