This year, power cuts in Guangxi, Liaoning and other regions where ceramic factories are concentrated have forced many local factories to suspend production.
In Guangdong, the power rationing measures of "on two days off for five days", "on one day off for six days" and even "on zero days off for seven days" have made factories in the Pearl River Delta even more miserable.
In order to cope with power cuts, factories that are rushing to meet order deadlines have to turn to diesel power generation. The sudden increase in demand has caused an imbalance between supply and demand for diesel generators. Not only do they need to transfer goods from other provinces, there are more and more "traffickers" (note: they use the price difference of commodities to buy and sell), and the price has also risen accordingly.
Diesel generator out of stock in Guangdong
The ordering period for new machines is at least 15 days
On September 28, in a factory that produces diesel generators in Nansha, Guangzhou, workers were nervously assembling machines to cope with the growing demand for orders.
According to Wang Ming (pseudonym), the person in charge of the above-mentioned diesel generator factory, due to the surge in demand for diesel generators due to power restrictions, their factory's business has been clearly in short supply this year.
“In the past, we could ship about 200 units a year, but this year we can ship 40-50 units a month. Many customers come to us on their own initiative. We will also work normally during this National Day and hurry up to catch up on orders.”
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The power restriction measures in Guangdong have disrupted the production schedules of many factories in the Pearl River Delta. In order to deliver orders on schedule, factories have used diesel generators. Wang Ming said that due to the high demand, it now takes 15-30 days at the fastest to deliver to customers, and his customers are mainly auto parts manufacturing factories, with relatively few ceramic factories.
Not only is the factory's new machine production schedule very tight, second-hand diesel generators are also in short supply on the market. According to Li Liang (pseudonym), who rents and sells diesel generators, "Diesel generators are now out of stock throughout Guangdong, and they have to be transferred from other areas without power restrictions, such as Fujian, but it will take at least 10 days to get them at the fastest." ."
Monthly rent increased by RMB 60,000 in 7 days
Continue to be bullish after the National Day
One price a day, this is Wang Ming and Li Liang’s summary of the current rising prices of diesel generators.
according toLi Liang said that last week he rented out a 1,000kW diesel generator with a monthly rent of 120,000 yuan, but this week the monthly rent for a machine with the same power has risen to 180,000 yuan. In just one week, the rental price increased by 60,000 yuan.
“The shortage of supply is the main reason for the increase. A few days ago, a 2000kW machine I had was rented out, with a monthly rent of 380,000 yuan.”
Wang Ming’s factory mainly produces diesel generators with a power of 200-2000kW, with a maximum production capacity of 60 units a month. He said that this is a medium and large enterprise in the industry, and there are only a few factories in Guangdong that can produce complete sets of diesel generators. 30-50 families. He also pointed out that the prices of raw materials for diesel generators, such as engines and steel, are also rising, which is also a reason for the rise in diesel generator prices.
“For a new 1,000kW machine, the price varies depending on the raw materials used, but it costs at least 600,000 yuan per unit.” Wang Ming further said, “Before and after the National Day is a watershed, because many factories after the holidays Production will resume and demand will be greater by then, so I think the price of diesel generators will increase by 10-20% by then."
It is recommended to choose "National III" emissions
Beware of "traitors" fishing in troubled waters
Due to the shortage of machine supply, the current diesel generator market has been flooded with many "tramps" who buy and sell under the temptation of profit.
Li Liang is very touched by this. He admitted that under the background of strong demand, many outsiders have recently entered the field of diesel generators, trying to get a piece of the pie. "The basic reason for the rapid rise in prices is the surge in demand caused by power cuts, but there are also reasons why some people are speculating on goods and raising prices."
Wang Ming also pointed out that the current diesel generator market is a mixed bag, and there are many "bad guys". He reminded factories that need to purchase diesel generators not to be deceived, and at least to conduct on-site inspections before trading.
He also pointed out that when purchasing diesel, try to find regular companies such as PetroChina or Sinopec to prevent you from being short of money.
In addition, Wang Ming also suggested that you should try to purchase diesel generators with "National III" emission standards. This is not only to cope with increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements, but also automatic and manual ones.The difference is that the technical content is quite different.
"Our machines are now all of the 'National III' standard, and all have central control platforms. We have a customer with a 300kW machine that can generate 270 kilowatt-hours of electricity per hour. If it is used in a ceramics factory, due to the large power consumption, The machine has a long working time, and a 1000kW machine can generate 800-900 kWh of electricity per hour. ”
Diesel power generation supply kiln
The monthly increase cost of the ceramic factory is nearly 700,000 yuan
According to the person in charge of a ceramics factory in Zhaoqing production area, Guangdong, in order to cope with power cuts, their factory has prepared 4 sets of diesel generators, which are mainly used for the normal heat preservation operation of the kiln. Since the power cuts vary every day, their The amount of diesel power required also varies.
Take the actual situation on September 28 as an example. The above-mentioned ceramics factory used 3 sets of diesel generators to supply electricity to the kilns on that day. A total of 5.02 tons of diesel were used, and the power generation was 15,787 kilowatt hours, equivalent to electricity demand per kilowatt hour. Consumes 0.37 liters of diesel fuel.
The person in charge of the above-mentioned ceramic factory said that the current price of diesel used is about 7,000 yuan per ton. The cost of diesel consumed on September 28 was about 35,140 yuan. The 15,787 kilowatt-hours of electricity generated that day were based on the normal price of 0.8 yuan per kilowatt hour. It will cost about 12,630 yuan based on electricity prices.
Therefore, by using diesel to generate electricity, the above-mentioned ceramic factory only supplied electricity for the kiln on September 28, and its cost increased by about 22,510 yuan. In this way, its cost will increase by nearly 700,000 yuan a month.
(Article reproduced from Ceramic Information)
