China: Taiwan Cement Corporation and Asia Cement Corporation, both based in Taiwan, have said that extended power rationing in China’s Sichuan Province has had only limited impacts of their cement plants in the region. They reported that they had complied with the authorities’ requirements by scheduling maintenance work for their factories and that they would continue to closely monitor the development of the power situation in the Province.
Power rationing has been introduced in Sichuan Province due to reduced hydroelectric power capacity, which has been affected by the most severe heatwave and drought in the region for 60 years.