Reliable power supply connects down industry to world markets

Ahead of the Local Government Cooperation and International Friendship Cities Dialogue on the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, State Grid Henan Electric Power Company has set out the practical steps and long-running results of its cooperation with local enterprises, showing how reliable power supply and tailored services help companies set their sights on markets abroad. In Taiqian county in Puyang, Henan province, one homegrown industry is reaching customers far beyond China.

Taiqian is one of China's largest hubs for processing and distributing goose down. Nearly 50 years of development have given the county a full industrial chain that covers breeding and primary processing, washing and sorting, and finished-product manufacturing.

More than 190 down companies now operate there, with an annual capacity to deep-process 160,000 metric tons of raw down — one-third of the country's total output. High-end down accounts for more than 50 percent of production. Around 70 percent of the goose down sold in the United States and Canada comes from Taiqian, and its products are exported to more than 40 countries and regions.

The county is also home to the National Quality Inspection and Testing Center for Cotton, Down and Textile and Apparel Products, the only national-level down quality inspection center in northern China — another factor behind Taiqian's position at the core of the country's down industry.

This growth has gone hand in hand with a steadily improving business environment. State Grid Puyang Power Supply Company has pushed for closer sharing of information between government and enterprises, contacting government departments and electricity customers directly.

Rather than waiting for requests, the company stations staff alongside key enterprises in an on-site, point-to-point model. The approach has cut steps out of applying for new power connections and shortened response times, supporting these companies through their day-to-day production and operations.

Its teams also help customers identify potential electrical safety hazards, provide energy-efficiency analysis and energy-saving guidance, explain power pricing policies, and advise enterprises on using electricity more efficiently, including shifting loads to off-peak hours.

Dependable electricity supply is becoming the link between Taiqian's down industry and markets along the Silk Road. State Grid Puyang Power Supply Company keeps tabs on key enterprises and speeds up power connections so they can grow faster, working to keep the local electricity service environment efficient and easy to navigate.

Under plans set by State Grid Henan Electric Power Company, power companies across the province will continue to refine the modern electricity service system and bring services in urban and rural areas to the same standard.

Going forward, State Grid Puyang Power Supply Company will continue to track and serve key enterprises and keep power services dependable for the county's down makers.