4252.7 million kilowatts! The "historical peak" load of the Shanghai power grid two days ago has become history.

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17/07/2026
The continuous high temperature weather once again boosts the increase in power demand in Shanghai. The reporter just learned from State Grid Shanghai Electric Power that the record high power demand of 4221.6 MW set on July 15th has been refreshed today at 16:22 - at that time, the city's power demand was 4252.7 MW. Statistics show that with today's record high power demand, the average peak load of power consumption in Shanghai from July 13th to 17th reached 4100.30 MW, an increase of 12.08% compared to the 3658.28 MW during the same period last year.