Power Cuts Hit Foreign Trade Businesses of Chinese SME

Power Cuts Hit Foreign Trade Businesses of Chinese SME
Workers of grid operator China Southern Power Grid inspect power cables connecting transmission towers in Dongguan of Guangdong Province, China, on May 29, 2018. Stringer/Reuters
Updated:

From late September, China has been facing another round of major electricity shortfalls since last winter. At least a dozen provinces have issued power curbing or rationing orders.

Foreign trade SMEs—small- and medium-sized enterprises, which are engaged in foreign trade—are severely impacted by the orders.