Spring farming, rural vitalization spurred on by safe, stable energy supplies

Power grid technicians guide a grower on safe electricity use in Sishui county, Jining, Shandong province, in March. They meticulously inspected the operation of transformers, switches and various equipment while providing enhanced guidance on safe electricity use for households, said State Grid Anyang Power Supply Co. As agricultural production enters a busy season, all regions and departments should carry out field management and preparatory work for spring plowing, increase policy support efforts, strengthen technical guidance services and secure the sown acreage of grains, ensuring sufficient supplies of agricultural materials and focusing on agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation, said a national conference on spring agricultural production in Xinxiang, Henan, in March. Every year prior to spring farming and irrigation work, service staffers from the power company visit the pear orchards, inquiring about their electricity needs and inspecting the power lines and transformer stations, Xu said. To ensure uninterrupted power supplies during the spring irrigation period, Sishui has conducted load forecasting for transformer stations and lines related to agricultural irrigation based on spring electricity usage situations, said State Grid Sishui County Power Supply Co. "We have also identified and eliminated potential safety hazards in irrigation equipment, ensuring the healthy and stable operation of power facilities for agricultural irrigation," it said. "The power company also promotes knowledge of safe electricity usage during spring farming and irrigation, as well as relevant preferential electricity pricing policies to farmers.