China has significantly cut power outages, energy authority says

China has fundamentally improved the business environment and supply reliability of electricity, and significantly reduced power outages in urban and rural areas during the past few years, a senior energy official said.

After years of combined effort, China has made connecting to the power grid easier and more affordable across the country, Song Hongkun, deputy director of the National Energy Administration, said during a news conference held in Beijing on Thursday.

As a result, the average power outage time for urban and rural grid users decreased by 28 percent and 44 percent, respectively, last year compared to 2020.