DETERMINED TO CUT OUT POWER CUTS
(Sneciul (.'orresiiomlent ).
LONDON, July 17. The Governmt'iit lias uiiiniuiieeil a Ivvo yt*ar programme to bring llritish jiowei genenitiug plants up to Ihe capacity requiml for the i'ull needs of industry and donifstic consutncrs. It ontails un fxpenditure of £75, HUI), 000 on tlie erection of ncw |iowi'i' . generat ing plants and the speedv conipletion of a number more alreadv nnder construetion. Special elforts are to In1 inade hv the Alinistries of Wurks and I.alf.iur to see that contracts lvt for- the ereetion of power. stations are expedit iouslv carried out and that there are no mineeessary de j lays in tlie siqqily of buildiny matei'iahs Alreadv S000 men are work ing on over ().'> dill'erent powvr station sites and tliis number will sliortly be considerably augmented. The Cement Makora' Federation lias been instnu-ted that supiplies of cemviit for power stations must recpive tirst priority aml un inter departmental com mittee lias been set up to eo-ordiuatfc tlie various a-qiects of tlie scheme.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 July 1947, Page 5
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167DETERMINED TO CUT OUT POWER CUTS Chronicle (Levin), 19 July 1947, Page 5
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