Power empowers modern facility to improve agriculture quality and efficiency
On Nov 8, in Nanshuitun village, Xiaojing town, Jiaozuo city, Henan province, rows of vegetable greenhouses stood neatly along the field embankments like soldiers on duty. Inside the warm greenhouses, farmers bent over, tending to seedlings with skillful and efficient movements. Drip irrigation systems, powered by electricity, nourished lush green rows of crops, while two power supply company employees inspected electrical lines and equipment for potential hazards.
"Only with a stable power supply can our vegetables thrive. All these greens in the greenhouse are grown by electricity — so long as the power keeps flowing, we have hope for a better life," said the greenhouse farmer.
Currently, greenhouse farming in the area has entered a critical period for maintenance and management, with temperature control, ventilation, drip irrigation, supplemental lighting, and heating systems operating at high capacity. To ensure a reliable power supply for greenhouse farmers and support stable production and increased income, State Grid Jiaozuo Power Supply Co (State Grid Jiaozuo) recently dispatched service teams to visit greenhouse-rich areas in various towns. The teams conducted inspections of power lines, distribution transformers, residual current devices, irrigation systems, temperature control equipment, and roller shutter mechanisms to identify potential hazards. They assisted farmers in eliminating safety risks such as aging wiring, unauthorized connections, exposed equipment, and poor switch contact, while also providing education on safe electricity usage.
In recent years, greenhouse farming has become a key driver for rural industrial vitalization. It breaks the limitations of traditional agriculture, activates idle land, promotes off-season vegetable and fruit cultivation, extends the agricultural supply chain, broadens farmers' income channels, and steadily strengthens village collective economies. Leveraging regional advantages, Jiaozuo integrates resources to guide farmers from scattered, small-scale greenhouses toward large-scale, contiguous operations, and from conventional greenhouses to electrified, smart greenhouses. State Grid Jiaozuo Electric Power Co follows this development, improving rural power grid infrastructure, addressing the electricity demands of greenhouse farming, resolving power-related issues, and handling electrical faults to ensure the stable operation of all electrified equipment in greenhouses. By providing a reliable power supply, it empowers the greenhouse industry to improve both its quality and efficiency, supporting the vitalization of rural industries.
