Construction on the Zhongtang gas-fired power plant in Dongguan, China, one of several new gas plants being built in the area to meet the country’s energy needs as it pivots from coal, Sept. 28, 2021. It’s one of several huge gas-fired plants being built to pump more electricity throughout this sprawling industrial city of about 10 million, where rising demand for power has led to rationing and blackouts that are now rippling across eastern China and threaten international supply chains.
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