State Grid Hubei Electric Power Co said Hubei’s grid load reached 60.338 GW at
12:38 on July 14, a record high. Prolonged heat drove rapid demand growth, with
Wuhan, Xiangyang, Yichang, Jingzhou and Jingmen each setting all-time peak
loads; the operator forecasts the province’s maximum load will exceed 62 GW this
year.