Power supply employees visit enterprises to provide power supply services. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
On Oct 24, the power supply staff members of the State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Company Yandong Power Supply Station went deep into the local yam deep-processing industrial park to carry out power supply service visits.
Jiaozuo, a fertile land located in the central part of Northern Henan Plain in China, is a well-known yam producing area. Yam cultivation has a history of more than 3,000 years, especially iron yam, which has gradually become a lucrative business agricultural commodity in the Central Plains. In recent years, Jiaozuo city has actively responded to the rural revitalization strategy and has continuously increased its support for yam planting, processing, storage and sales. Yam production and processing companies have sprung up, increasing the demand for stable power supply.
Power supply staff members assist yam deep-processing enterprises to identify hidden dangers in electrical equipment. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
In response to the growing electricity demand of the local yam industry, the State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Company has implemented precise policies and strengthened the construction and transformation of the power grid to improve the reliability and stability of power supply year by year, ensuring that the electricity demand of yam enterprises in production, processing, scientific research and other links is fully met. At the same time, it has continuously simplified the electricity application procedures, greatly shortened the electricity application time of enterprises, actively implemented the national electricity price policy and reasonably reduced the electricity costs of enterprises.
Power supply staff members learn more about the electricity demands of yam enterprises. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
In order to further assist the development of the local yam industry, the State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Company has established a regular visitation mechanism, actively communicated with enterprises, understood the electricity needs and difficulties of enterprises in a timely manner, helped enterprises to carry out electricity safety inspections and actively solved problems for enterprises. By promoting smart meters and remote meter reading technology, real-time collection and analysis of electricity data are realized, which helps enterprises to better grasp their electricity consumption situation, reasonably arrange production plans and effectively achieve cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
The flourishing yam industry. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
To date, there are more than 3,000 farmers engaged in yam planting, processing and sales, 868 farmers' professional cooperatives, 696 yam processing and sales companies, and an annual output value of 1.5 billion yuan ($210.9 million) for the entire industry chain. Yam deep-processing products are exported to more than 30 countries and regions around the world. The State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Company has made the Henan agricultural business card more attractive with its solid power guarantee and high-quality service support.
