More power to National Day

The power load in the city during the National Day break is expected to reach 16.6million kilowatts, said State Grid Shanghai Company.

While people enjoy their holidays, state grid will have more than 1,600 workers and engineers on standby 24 hours a day during the break.

The company has prepared emergency teams for possible unstable power supplies brought by Tropical Storm Mitag.

Over 100 buildings along the Huangpu River from Yangpu to Nanpu bridges will be lit up at night to celebrate the nation’s birthday. Another 360 laser and beam lights as well as 670 street lamps will shine through the night for the holiday.

During the light show, the state grid will allocate 152 officers and 56 repair vehicles across the city to ensure the power supply does not fail.