Anhui power consumption to hit limit
Updated: 2012-07-25 15:50
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Due to the recent hot weather, power consumption has been hiking and has continued to reach new peaks every day in Anhui province. Anhui Electric Power Corporation sent out a power grid load emergency warning Tuesday.
The power consumption load in Anhui is about to reach 22.60 million kilowatts, approaching the capacity limit of 22.87 million kilowatts.
Anhui Electric Power Corporation has adopted an emergency plan to ensure that the power grid continues to work safely.
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Employees from State Grid works in hot weather in Huaibei, Anhui, on July 24, 2012.[Photo/CFP] |
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An employee from State Grid washes his hair after working on a power transmission line in Huaibei, Anhui, on July 24, 2012.[Photo/CFP] |
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