Peak power load in southern China hit new record high amid heatwave

 

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Peak power load of China Southern Power Grid reached 223 million kW at 15:23 on Tuesday, local time, rising by 2.99% or by 6.46 million kW from the peak power load last year, hitting a new record high, said the power grid.

China Southern Power Grid is one of two state power grids in China and covers five southern provinces – Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan.

One day earlier, South China’s Guangdong province saw its peak power load hit a new record of 142 million kW, rising by 4.89% from the peak power load last year, according to the China Southern Power Grid.

Peak power load in several cities in Guangdong province including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Huizhou and Chaozhou all hit all-time highs on Monday amid the ongoing heatwaves.

In the provincial capital city of Guangzhou, peak power load hit 22.41 million kW at 13:42 on Monday, local time, rising by 7.85% from the peak power load of 20.78 million kW last year, said the city’s power supply authority, adding that power load is expected to increase further as power consumption by air conditioners rises further amid high-temperature weather.