At 11:15 on July 16, Jiangsu power grid peak load reached 157.59 GW, a record high and the first new peak since the 15th Five-Year Plan; the grid has topped 100 GW for 10 consecutive years. Heat drove demand to midday records in Suzhou, Changzhou, Nantong and Taizhou. Suzhou's peak reached 35.835 GW, the largest among Chinese prefecture-level cities.

2026-07-16

At 11:15 on July 16, Jiangsu power grid peak load reached 157.59 GW, a record high and the first new peak since the 15th Five-Year Plan; the grid has topped 100 GW for 10 consecutive years. Heat drove demand to midday records in Suzhou, Changzhou, Nantong and Taizhou. Suzhou's peak reached 35.835 GW, the largest among Chinese prefecture-level cities.