In order to secure an adequate power supply, Jiangsu province has bought 2 million kilowatts from other provinces like Fujian and Anhui and 1 million kilowatts from Northwest China Grid in an acceleration of trans-provincial purchase of power.
With the first wave of strong cold air hitting, power load of Jiangsu provincial grid kept rising, reaching a winter record of 6,289 million kilowatts on Dec 26.
In the case of continuous rising in electrical load, related units in Jiangsu will schedule stagger production and timely overhaul, so as to ensure residential electricity supply. Jiangsu will have 19 newly-expanded transformer substations and a 304.94-kilometer power transmission line completed and put into service this week, which will guarantee winter power security during its peak.
