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Protest by Tula plant workers in response to power cut
23 August 2022Mexico: A group of approximately 400 former workers of Cooperativa la Cruz Azul, who maintain possession of the Tula cement plant in Hidalgo, staged a demonstration on 22 August 2022 in front of the offices of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) demanding that power to the plant be reinstated.
Through a press release, the CFE said that it had met with some of the protesters. After negotiations, it concluded that the reconnection of the plant "will be made as soon as notification is received from the court or competent authority."
Local reports have suggested that the cut was ordered on 17 August 2022 by Víctor Manuel Velázquez Rangel, who heads the Board of Directors of the Cooperativa la Cruz Azul, the legal owner of the plant. The justification was that the plant has become dangerous to operate after two years of occupation by the protestors.
Power rationing impacts ‘limited’ so far in Sichuan Province
22 August 2022China: Taiwan Cement Corporation and Asia Cement Corporation, both based in Taiwan, have said that extended power rationing in China’s Sichuan Province has had only limited impacts of their cement plants in the region. They reported that they had complied with the authorities’ requirements by scheduling maintenance work for their factories and that they would continue to closely monitor the development of the power situation in the Province.
Power rationing has been introduced in Sichuan Province due to reduced hydroelectric power capacity, which has been affected by the most severe heatwave and drought in the region for 60 years.