State Grid Hubei Power Company takes multiple measures to cope with the sharp increase in load

At 21:20 on July 28, the Hubei power grid's total load reached 36.037 million kilowatts, an increase of 458,000 kilowatts from the historical maximum of 35.579 million kilowatts set last year. The power loads of eight cities including Wuhan and Jingzhou all set new records. The electricity consumption in Hubei province reached 741 million kilowatt-hours that day.

In order to effectively cope with the sharp increase in power load, State Grid Hubei Electric Power Co., Ltd. has taken multiple measures to ensure safe and reliable power supply during the summer. The company has strengthened special inspections and maintenance of important channels and equipment such as UHV and Three Gorges transmission lines. So far, a total of 3,700 inspection personnel, 1,600 civilian line guards, and more than 130 drones have been dispatched, 146 defects have been found and eliminated, and line lightning arresters, online monitoring devices, etc. have been fully inspected and maintained to ensure that the equipment is in good operating condition.

According to analysis, the maximum power load of Hubei power grid will reach 38 million kilowatts this summer, and the power supply gap is about 2 million kilowatts. Among them, the power supply in the eastern Hubei region is tight, there is a power supply gap in the northwest and south of Wuhan, and the power supply in the northeast of Wuhan and the Huangshi to Huanggang area is in a tight balance. State Grid Hubei Power has formulated an orderly power consumption plan in accordance with the requirements of relevant government departments, and has made plans for regional balance and regional load transfer. During peak power consumption periods, it will give priority to ensuring the normal power consumption of important customers, public places and urban and rural residents, and organize industrial enterprises to participate in orderly power consumption in a timely manner.

The meteorological department predicts that high temperatures will continue in Hubei in the next few days. The power load and daily power consumption may reach new highs. State Grid Hubei Electric Power will coordinate the allocation of power generation resources, use systems such as rapid fault location to shorten the repair time, and ensure the safe and stable operation of the power grid and high-quality and reliable power supply.