Chuzhou, Anhui: Electrification boosts the development of the gorgon fruit industry

However, ensuring a good water source, electricity security is a prerequisite. To address the issues of power supply and safety in the planting park, Chuzhou Tianchang Company has established a Communist Party member service team to provide one-on-one power supply services for the two large irrigation and drainage stations and six small ones belonging to the gorgon fruit Cooperative.

Nowadays, power lines are extended to the fields, and electric poles are equipped with meters and control boxes, enabling safe and convenient electricity discharge and irrigation. This year, the yield of gorgon fruit per mu is expected to increase by 12 percent compared to last year, and at least more than 200,000 kilograms of gorgon fruits will be harvested from 428 mu of water surface. Due to the good water resources, the gorgon fruit is of high quality and has not yet been put on the market. Orders continue to flow, and our gorgon fruit industry can develop well. We would like to express our special gratitude to the power supply department for providing reliable power supply services! Pan Ruigan smiled and talked to us about the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Pan Ruigan not only cultivates gorgon fruits, but also develops an industry chain encompassing "production, processing, sales and branding" for gorgon fruit processing. In Pan's gorgon fruit factory, a full range of dehulling, shelling, screening and drying machines are readily available. Mechanized and electrified processing have enhanced the added value and technological content of gorgon fruit cultivation and processing, while also imposing higher demands on power supply.

The original Ganshi market lacked transformers, leading to poor voltage quality and frequent failures of circuits and motor equipment. Upon learning about the difficulties and demands of farmers, Chuzhou Tianchang Company actively implemented the "party building + service" initiative, investing a total of 120,000 yuan ($16,907) to renovate the lines of Huawei Station and Chenzhuang Station, and to increase the capacity of transformers at Longgang Longxi Substation. One new 400 kVA transformer was added to the Ganshi market, and all 35 square meters of wires were replaced with 120 square meters of insulated wires. Nowadays, the large market has strong power support, and the daily processing output has tripled compared to before.