As China grapples with power shortages ahead of the summer peak consumption season, electricity demand is expected to grow even further. Nationwide shortfalls are currently running at around 20 million kilowatts and rising. The areas feeling the strain are the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guizhou, and Shaanxi, and Chongqing municipality.
尽管中国在夏季用电高峰期前就开始努力对付电力短缺问题，但是用电需求预计增加更多。全国范围内的用电短缺如今达到约2000万千瓦，而且将继续上升。感受到压力的地区包括浙江，江苏，广东，河北，河南，湖北，湖南，安徽，江西，贵州，陕西和重庆自治市。
Industry-heavy Zhejiang Province, in eastern China, is experiencing its worst power shortages since 2004.
华东重工业区的浙江省正经历2004年以来最严重的电力短缺。
The province faces a 3 million kilowatts energy crunch this year.
Many factories have been forced to turn to diesel generators, or halt operations completely.
该省今年面临着300万千瓦的能源危机。很多工厂被迫改用柴油发电机，或者完全停止运作。
But from next month, more than 2 thousand 4 hundred energy-intensive enterprises in Zhejiang will pay a punitive price for their power consumption.
然而下个月，浙江超过2400家能源密集型企业将为他们的能源消耗付出惩罚性的代价。
Large energy consumers in Guangdong province face similar situation.
广东高耗能企业也将面临类似的情况。
Xue Jing from the China Electricity Council says the demand is unprecedented.
中国电力企业联合会的薛静称用电需求是前所未有的。
Xue Jing, Statistics Director of China Electricity Council said "This year marks the beginning of the twelfth five-year plan. The economy is taking off - and so is the demand for power."
中国电力企业联合会统计信息部主任薛静说“今年标志着‘十二五’的开端。经济正在起飞，所以能源的需求也增加。”
Weaknesses in infrastructure are also being blamed for the current situation.
基础设施的薄弱环节也归咎于当今的情况。
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, for example, has a wind power capacity of over 10 million kilowatts. But the energy can't be transferred to other parts of the country.
例如，内蒙古自治区一个风力发电容量就超过1000万千瓦。但这些能量无法传送到国家的其他地区。
It's lead to a decrease in the number of local wind farm operators from 68 to 25.
这就导致当地的风电运营商数量从68个减少到25个.
Xue Jing said "A power transmission system from the west to the east should have been developed. But the truth is, very few transmission channels have been built over the past few years."
薛静说“本来应该建立一个从西部到东部的电力输送系统。但事实是，最近几年，建成的传输通道极少。
With the summer looming, factories and residents are preparing for the most intensive energy use period of the year.
随着夏天的逼近，工厂和居民正为今年用电期高峰期做准备。
The supply shortfalls are expected to increase - to around 30 million kilowatts.
供电短缺预计将增加到约3000万千瓦。