A rural electrification upgrade program launched by State Grid Luoyang Yanshi Power Supply Company has fueled the rapid expansion of the footwear industry in Yanshi District of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province.
The company has set up transformer substations and upgraded power lines, delivering essential power support for automated footwear production lines in Yanshi, a key production base for cloth shoes in China.
With these efforts, the rapidly growing power demand of the local footwear industry can be fully met, said Yao Hongliang, general manager of the company.
"The production of shoes used to be handmade, but now with automated assembly lines, we have significantly increased our production volume while ensuring high quality," said a local shoe manufacturer at a business matchmaking event held recently in Yanshi.
The business matchmaking event has attracted over 400 shoe manufacturers and footwear dealers across the country as well as some overseas purchasers.