On August 7, the country's electricity consumption reached a record high for the fourth time since the beginning of summer, reaching 1,557 billion kilowatts, up about 4.8 million kilowatts from the previous record high. Since July 29, the country's electricity consumption load has continued to operate at a high level. The maximum daily load has exceeded last year's extreme value of 1,508 billion kilowatts, and peak loads showed obvious “platformization” characteristics. Since this year, electricity demand across the country has maintained a vigorous growth trend. Power grids in 6 regions, including North China, Northeast China, and East China, reached record highs 21 times, while 25 provinces including Beijing, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Gansu reached record highs of 78 times in total.

On August 7, the country's electricity consumption reached a record high for the fourth time since the beginning of summer, reaching 1,557 billion kilowatts, up about 4.8 million kilowatts from the previous record high. Since July 29, the country's electricity consumption load has continued to operate at a high level. The maximum daily load has exceeded last year's extreme value of 1,508 billion kilowatts, and peak loads showed obvious “platformization” characteristics. Since this year, electricity demand across the country has maintained a vigorous growth trend. Power grids in 6 regions, including North China, Northeast China, and East China, reached record highs 21 times, while 25 provinces including Beijing, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Gansu reached record highs of 78 times in total.