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Electricity consumption in several northern and central Chinese provinces hit record levels as a heat wave swept the country, Bloomberg news reported On June 27. The government has promised there will be no repeat of last year’s widespread power shortages.

After Shanghai reopened and quarantine measures were eased in other parts of The country, people are reportedly turning on air conditioners just as industrial demand recovers. On June 17, the maximum power load of Jiangsu power grid exceeded 100 million kw, 19 days earlier than last year.

The report said that the Chinese government has made several related commitments, and that power companies need to shoulder significant responsibilities. The pledges include strengthening power supply, resolutely preventing “power rationing”, ensuring economic operation and basic livelihood, not allowing factories to close due to power shortages as happened in 2021, and ensuring the achievement of this year’s economic and social development goals.

A report on the website of The Hong Kong Economic Times on June 27 also raised the question: Will “power rationing” occur again this year as electricity loads in many places hit record highs?

The report concerns that the peak season of electricity consumption is approaching. Affected by the accelerated economic recovery and the continued high temperature, electricity load in many areas of the mainland has hit a record high. What is the power supply and demand situation this summer? Will “power rationing” return this year?

According to mainland media reports, since June, the power load of the four provincial power grids in Henan, Hebei, Gansu and Ningxia as well as the northwestern power grid in the region operated by State Grid Corporation of China has hit a record high due to the high temperature.

Reported that more electricity load is reached new highs, Beijing billion sunshine new energy President QiHaiShen said, since June, mainland outbreaks overall control after return to work and production to rebound strong, coupled with the recent hot weather factors lead to increased demand, as well as new energy electric car ownership increases quickly, soaring fuel prices, making electric travel the new normal, All this has increased demand for electricity.

According to statistics from the China Electricity Council, the annual growth rate of electricity consumption has turned from negative to positive since June, and will pick up further with the arrival of the hot summer weather.

Will this year’s record high electricity load also lead to “power rationing”? Wang yi, director of the center for China electric power enterprise federation of statistics and data Xuan said that this year during summer peaks, overall national power supply and demand balance, if appear extreme climate phenomena and natural disasters, such as parts in peak load may exist inherent tight supply and demand situation, but no one can call back last year the national wide range power supply tension phenomenon.

China’s energy research centre for policy studies, xiao-yu dong also pointed out that “this year’s electricity for aspects should remain relatively stable”, because last year, “electricity” lessons learned, so from the beginning of this year, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in coal production capacity has launched a series of measures for stabilizing price, for now, every power plant coal supply is relatively stable, Power rationing is unlikely because coal is in short supply.