During the Summer Peak: Figures in the Sun and Storm

The summer of 2020 brought State Grid multiple challenges. Two regional and 15 provincial power grids have seen loads of record high. Many local grids were severely damaged by rainstorms, typhoons and lightning. Facing difficulties, all the staff of State Grid spared no efforts to fight against the floods, typhoons, and heat, securing the power supply for daily life and working, and leaving behind forms in the scorching sun and torrential rainstorms.

Employees of local power supply company work on the emergency repairs of cables on Gulou Street of Changping, Beijing under the scorching sun.

Employees from State Grid power supply company in Ninghe County of Tianjin update capacitors at the 35kV Fengtai substation.

Employees on the site of Xingtai UHV substation from the maintenance arm of State Grid Hebei Electric Power Company replace the silica gel of a respirator for high-voltage shunt reactor of the 1000kV Taiquan Line I under the scorching sun.

Staff of State Grid power supply company in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province inspect box-type transformers at Beidaihe beach.

Staff of State Grid power supply company in Yuncheng of Shanxi Province check the operation of equipment in the field.

Staff of State Grid power supply company in Jining, Shandong Province construct the 220kV key project.

Operation and maintenance personnel from the maintenance arm of State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company inspect the main transformer at the 500kV Huangdu substation in the hot summer.

Operation and maintenance personnel from State Grid power supply company in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province inspect and conduct electrical tests at the 35kV energy storage power station.

Staff of State Grid power supply company in Fenghua District of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province connect jumpers on live lines.

Sweat blurs the eyes of an employee from State Grid power supply company in Suzhou of Anhui Province, who has been clearing trees for nearly two hours.

Staff of State Grid power supply company in Zhangzhou of Fujian Province repair the 10kV Jiangjunwo line in Chihu Town, Zhangpu overnight to fight against typhoon “Mekkhala”.

Staff of State Grid power supply company in Yunmeng County, Hubei Province work in the hot sun.

Employees of State Grid power supply company in Shimen of Hunan Province work under the scorching sun to solve low voltage problems.

Employees of State Grid power supply company in Suiping County, Henan Province wade to Hongshiya Village, Chayashan Town to repair the damaged low-voltage lines.

Staff of State Grid power supply company in Pengze County, Jiangxi Province take a boat to repair the flooded 10kV farm line.

Employees of State Grid power supply company in Mianyang of Sichuan Province lay underground cables in the urban area. The surface temperature of the cable reaches 60℃ after exposure to the blazing sun.

Employees from State Grid power supply company in Changshou County, Chongqing restore failed jumpers.

Jiang Yongjun , employee from State Grid power supply company in Tonghua of Jilin Province, installs transformers in Lilu Village to secure power supply during the drought.

Employees from State Grid power supply company in Xincheng District, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia install electricity meters for breeding cooperatives at Sanyitang Farm in the summer temperature of 41℃.

State Grid staff in Zaoyuan, Yan’an of Shaanxi Province repair lines in Miaogou Village.

Employees of State Grid power supply company in Dingxi of Gansu Province repair equipment and restore power in the rain.

Employees of State Grid power supply company in Yinchuan of Ningxia Province shut down the 35kV Linhe substation to conduct maintenance tests and eliminate potential safety hazards.

An employee of State Grid power supply company in Turpan of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region works in the summer temperature of 42℃.