From July to September, severe fuel shortages hit Guangdong province, especially Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan in the Pearl River Delta region, which led to the taxi fuel surcharge of 1 yuan.

The 2 months fuel shortage and the severe power tense in 2005, fully reflected Guangdong's bottleneck in energy sources, which strengthen Guangdong's decision to build a resource-saving "circular" economy.