Mayor Tian naturally had no idea what Shen Bing was thinking. Otherwise, he would certainly have cried out that he had been wronged.
For now, Mayor Tian continued outlining the framework for their cooperation.
"Our municipal government has only one requirement: build this power station as soon as possible, with an installed capacity of at least five million kilowatts," Mayor Tian said.
Five million kilowatts was no small figure. That was equivalent to a fifth of the Three Gorges Power Station.
President Zou coughed softly twice.
Mayor Tian continued, "Of course, we don't expect all five million kilowatts to be built at once, but within six months, it must have a supply capacity of at least one million kilowatts."
One million kilowatts meant one hundred generator sets.
This was a target the Rongcheng Municipal Government had set after careful consideration.
Rongcheng no longer permitted new thermal power stations, yet its electricity consumption kept increasing every year. This was an irreconcilable contradiction.
Although the entire country now shared a single power grid, electricity still had to be allocated, especially in major cities like Rongcheng, where almost all the electricity consumed was supplied from elsewhere.
Once consumption exceeded the limits, it put the grid's carrying capacity to a serious test.
If locally generated electricity could account for a certain proportion of the supply, it would greatly ease the situation.
One million kilowatts amounted to ten percent of the previous summer's peak consumption, which was also the maximum increase currently projected by the Provincial Electric Power Company.
Shen Bing was suspicious. Could there really be such a good deal? But on reflection, he did not seem to have anything others would covet.
"If the land is free, our company could free up some funds for technological upgrades and bring equipment production forward," Shen