Hot weather, electricity consumption forecast to increase on National Day in Hai Duong

Although it is autumn, the weather is still hot and sunny, so the electricity consumption in the province is still high. In August, the peak day reached more than 25.7 million kWh of electricity, 3-4 million kWh higher than the average day.

According to forecasts, extreme weather events are likely to occur at this time, which can greatly affect the operation of the power grid. There are still many violations in the power grid corridor, potentially causing incidents. Transformer stations supplying electricity to densely populated areas are likely to be locally overloaded during peak hours. Hai Duong Electricity leaders request that affiliated units not cut off power to transformer stations and 0.4kV lines for planned repairs from 0:00 on August 31 to 24:00 on September 3. If an incident occurs and power cuts are required, priority will be given to supplying power to important loads, loads in Hai Duong City, district and town centers, locations of political, cultural and artistic activities to celebrate holidays, and loads that are prioritized according to regulations...