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Cold putting pressure on power supply

Metro | Public utilities
2009-11-19

THE city's power supplier was scrambling yesterday to avert shortages, as five sets of generators broke down amid the cold weather. Shanghai Electric Power Co rushed to fix three of the five malfunctioned generators...

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New gas, causing grumbles, to be tested

Metro | Public utilities
2009-11-12

AMID complaints from some drivers that new Shanghai IV-standard gasolines cause their engines to vibrate or fail to start, authorities yesterday said they will organize quality tests. Officials said the gasolines...

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Many gas units called sub-par

Metro | Public utilities
2009-11-11

SHANGHAI'S gas authorities are teaming up with community officials to check gas appliances in rental apartments across the city for the sake of safety this winter. Shanghai Gas Group Co Ltd said at least 30 percent...

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Pipeline means better tap water

Metro | Public utilities
2009-11-8

SHANGHAI'S key tap-water improvement project took a step forward yesterday when workers finished digging an underground water pipe that will carry water from Qingcaosha Reservoir to downtown. The pipe is 1,960...

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Free conveniences

Metro | Public utilities
2009-10-14

THE Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau said yesterday that 2,400 toilets were now free, covering all toilets downtown and 80 percent of local public toilets. The bureau has finished basic English training...

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Water going up

Metro | Public utilities
2009-10-14

SHANGHAI'S suburban districts will hold hearings into water price rises this month. The first will be in Songjiang District to discuss the planned rise from 1.84 yuan (27 US cents) per cubic meter to 2.3 yuan next...

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Turbines harness wind power

Metro | Public utilities
2009-9-8

THREE wind turbines have begun working along Donghai Bridge as part of the largest wind-power generator in Asia, a local newspaper reported today. The three turbines are among 34 turbines to be put into use early...

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Shoddy faucets taken off shelves

Metro | Public utilities
2009-9-3

MORE than 30 percent of the taps on sale in city outlets failed recent quality tests by industrial authorities. The Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau tested 64 batches of taps, and 22 failed...

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Sichuan to supply more power ahead of Expo

Metro | Public utilities
2009-8-14

MORE electric power will be transmitted to Shanghai next year to meet demand during the World Expo period, according to the city's power authority. Construction of the Sichuan-Shanghai power grid is expected to...

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Shift Focus To Research

Metro | Public utilities
2009-8-3

SHANGHAI should focus more on research, value-added manufacturing and services as it develops new-energy industries such as solar and wind power, a scholar said. While other provinces, including neighboring Jiangsu,...

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Energy demand strains power network

Metro | Public utilities
2009-8-3

SHANGHAI'S power infrastructure could be further improved to meet growing electricity demand in a city that is short on fuels like oil and coal but boasts a population of 19 million. After decades of construction,...

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3-hour blackout

Metro | Public utilities
2009-7-29

MORE than 600 families suffered a three-hour blackout yesterday after workers accidentally cut two high-voltage cables on a construction site near Hongkou District's Haining Road at 9am.

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Get paid 10 yuan to use a public toilet

Metro | Public utilities
2009-7-24

A PUBLIC toilet in downtown Putuo District is offering users 10 yuan (US$1.46) each time they use it. The newly opened toilet is part of a store specializing in selling water-saving bathroom wares on Changshou...

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Power: Peak-period record

Metro | Public utilities
2009-7-21

SHANGHAI'S daily power load hit a peak-period record of 23.8 gigawatts as the city baked under a relentless sun yesterday. The figure was reached at 1:10pm, supplier Shanghai Electric Co said. Thanks to a...

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Old toilet signs flushed

Metro | Public utilities
2009-7-20

JING'AN District has moved to clear up potty confusion on Nanjing Road W. The district has introduced standard signs for all public toilets on the street. The signs feature a standard image of a man in a suit...