The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) on Tuesday convened an emergency meeting to ensure electricity supply as a response to a recent power outage in parts of China.

At the meeting, the company vowed to go all out to safeguard the bottom line of power supply to meet people's basic needs.

A recent power outage has affected residents and factories in northeastern China, triggering fears that a sustained power crunch will last until winter.

Power rationing began in northeast China's Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces last Thursday. Power supply to residential areas and traffic lights were also affected.

Factories in more regions across the country, including south China's Guangdong Province, have also experienced power outages or power rationing.

SGCC president Xin Baoan listed a couple of reasons for the power disruptions, including fast-growing electricity demand, a short supply of coal and frequent natural disasters since the start of the year. He added that the situation was exacerbated in September due to a combination of factors.

The State Grid also vowed to monitor high energy consumption and heavy pollution by industries strictly.

It also pledged to strengthen the cross-regional and cross-provincial resource allocation of power and given full play to the advantages of the national power grids at the Tuesday meeting.

The company added that it will coordinate relevant parties in meeting the demand for thermal coal.