Dai Hongtao, an operation and maintenance personnel from the State Grid Anhui Electric Power Ma'anshan Power Supply Company, along with his colleagues, inspected the foundation of the 110kV main transformer located near the Wujiang River. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
In the prefecture-level city of Anyang in northern Henan province, ensuring ample electricity supply for the Shibanyan Scenic Area in Shibanyan town during the weeklong National Day holiday became the top priority for State Grid Anyang Power Supply Co, which took multiple measures to ensure that.
Shibanyan town has 17 administrative villages administering 228 natural villages with over 3,000 households. There are 459 guesthouses engaged in tourism.
As villagers in Shibanyan are scattered across a large area and some guesthouses sit in secluded regions deep in the Taihang Mountains, workers of the State Grid company launched a village-wide improvement program by visiting residents face-to-face to optimize services.
Aiming to spend two days in a village, each team member conducted thorough inspections of all potential electrical hazards, formulated action plans on the first day and executed remedies on the second, so as to let residents even in the deep mountainous region enjoy a stable electricity supply.
Meanwhile, staff members of the local power company have built a robust power grid by perfecting transformer stations and utilizing high technology.
They have constructed and renovated three transformer stations to optimize the transmission network, and employed drones, infrared thermometers, data monitoring systems and other equipment for technological inspections of power lines deep in the forest.
"This enables the timely identification and handling of safety hazards, ensuring the normal operation of power facilities," said Wang Kefeng of State Grid Linzhou Power Supply Co.
"At the 48th switch on Shinan Line, the incoming switch temperatures are 40.2 C on phase A, 39.5 C on phase B, and 41.4 C on phase C. The foundation of the pole is normal," two staff members from the Shibanyan Power Supply Station told him after using drones to inspect the line.
By using "guesthouse power archives", the employees also focused on key areas to enhance the reliable electricity supply to villagers.
For each new guesthouse, the power workers would provide on-site services, guide the customer in upgrading power equipment and establish power archives.
During the holiday, State Grid Anyang Power Supply Co also added emergency generators and designed contingency plans for popular destinations such as the Gu Wenchang Memorial Hall and the Hongqiqu (Red Flag Canal) Grand Canyon, ensuring thorough preparedness.