Silicon metal and aluminum industries hit by China power shortages

A combination of booming demand for coal-fired power and a shortage of the black stuff - exacerbated by a political row with Australia - have forced up prices to the extent fossil fuel generators are making a loss on every unit of electricity they produce. pv magazine's Vincent Shaw considers the potential solutions.The solar manufacturing supply chain is among the industries being affected by a combination of soaring power demand, coal shortages, and carbon emission reduction measures which have seen widespread electricity rationing in China. In Yunnan province, in southwest China, silicon metal ...

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