South China Battles Power Crisis, The Worst This Year

Published: Jun 1, 2023 16:31

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According to the official website of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, power load in south China has kept increasing since the beginning of May.

According to the official website of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, power load in south China has kept increasing since the beginning of May. On May 22, the maximum power load of China Southern Power Grid had exceeded 200 million kilowatts for the first time this year. Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan provinces all recorded significant increase in power load and power consumption year-on-year in May. At present, China Southern Power Grid has stepped up cross-provincial power transmission, fully completed the maintenance of important power transmission lines, and are fully prepared for the summer power use peak. China Southern Power Grid has signed an AI cooperation memorandum with Alibaba Cloud, Baidu Smart Cloud, and Huawei to explore the optimal solution for utilizing power + computing power, promote the construction of digital grids, further improve the accuracy of power load forecasting, and comprehensively improve power supply guarantee capabilities and intelligent scheduling levels.

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