State Grid Tongling City Yi'an District Power Supply Company: Safeguarding Chinese and foreign friendship event

On Jan 23, red lanterns hung high and festive drums and music filled the air at Liqiao Water Town in Yi'an district of Tongling, where the Anhui provincial themed friendship event for Chinese and foreign guests "Spending Chinese New Year in Anhui" kicked off. To give foreign friends the chance to experience the unique charm of Chinese New Year customs such as pasting Spring Festival couplets and performing dragon lantern dances in an immersive way, the Party member service team of State Grid Tongling Yi'an District Power Supply Company took the initiative to provide services and made targeted efforts. It built a solid power defense line with well-planned professional operation and maintenance and thoughtful exclusive services, injected full-power energy into this cross-border Spring Festival feast, and guarded the cultural inheritance and cross-border friendship with the sense of responsibility of the Party members.

The Party member service team of State Grid Tongling Yi'an District Power Supply Company conducts an inspection of the equipment operation at the 10-kilovolt switching station in the Liqiao Water Town Scenic Area. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

During the event preparation phase, the Party member service team of the company took the initiative to connect with the scenic area management and the event organizer, stationed in Liqiao Water Town one day in advance, and carried out a comprehensive and thorough survey and inspection of power supply facilities. With reference to the power topology map of the scenic area, the team members sorted out key power supply nodes including the 10 kV switching station, temporary stage, and folk custom experience zone. In light of the electricity consumption demands of the Spring Festival folk activities, they formulated customized power guarantee plans for each event, clarified their goal of zero equipment failures, zero power supply interruptions, and zero service complaints, and refined the responsibilities of every post and every Party member, so as to ensure a stable and safe power supply for the event.

"This is the core of the scenic area's power supply. The temperature of each connector not only affects how smoothly the event will go, but also the overall Chinese New Year experience for foreign friends." Inside the 10 kV switching station of Liqiao Water Town, Zhong Jianshe, a member of the Party Member Service Team, conducted an in-depth inspection on switchgear, circuit breakers, and other equipment. Holding infrared thermometers, they scanned key parts such as cable joints one by one, and the real-time temperature data jumping on the screen was transmitted to the terminal immediately. Any abnormality detected would be recorded, marked, and disposed of without delay. The team members also carefully tightened the equipment wiring terminals to ensure that the "core" of power supply maintained stable and healthy operation at all times, laying a solid power foundation for the smooth development of the Spring Festival folk activities.

In response to the high personnel density, fluctuating power load, and other potential risks during the event, the Party Member Service Team made proactive prediction and advanced deployment, and parked an emergency power generation vehicle in the central area of the scenic area in advance. Beside the yellow emergency power generation vehicle, the team members repeatedly debugged the output parameters, and their figures in red vests shuttled among the white walls and gray tiles of Huizhou-style architecture, forming a striking and warm scenic line. "We have completed three full-load power generation tests, and the cable interfaces have also been waterproofed. In case of emergency, we can perform a one-click power supply switching operation, which will prevent any delay to the Spring Festival folk performances," said Zhong, who was operating the equipment. As the cables extended in an orderly manner along the streets and lanes, the emergency power supply network achieved seamless connection with the main power grid of the scenic area, building a dual and reliable power guarantee line for the event.

At the Liqiao Water Town Scenic Area, the Party Member Service Team of State Grid Tongling Yi'an District Power Supply Company inspects the emergency power generation equipment. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

On the day of the event, the Party Member Service Team of the company remained on duty throughout the whole process, conducted dynamic patrols, and extended their service reach to every corner of electricity consumption. Beside the folk custom stall where foreign friends wrote Spring Festival couplets, the team members took the initiative to squat down in front of the distribution box to check the current data and timely investigate potential electricity risks; beside the temporary stage for intangible cultural heritage performances, the team members held thermometers to monitor the equipment temperature in real time, ensuring the stable operation of lights and audio equipment so that every wonderful moment could be perfectly presented; when foreign friends clapped and cheered along with the dragon dance team, the Party Member Service Team not far away was closely monitoring the load monitoring terminal, accurately regulating the power load, ensuring the safety and stability of every electricity consumption point, and allowing Chinese and foreign people to immerse themselves in the lively atmosphere of Chinese New Year with silent guardianship.

"Reliable electricity is crucial to ensuring an enjoyable holiday for foreign friends, and your proactive service has made this cross-border Spring Festival event feel warmer and friendlier." The person in charge of Liqiao Water Town Scenic Area spoke highly of the work of the power supply Party Member Service Team. During this power guarantee task, the Party Member Service Team of State Grid Tongling Yi'an dispatched 10 person-times and inspected six equipment units, and with a perfect performance of "zero faults and zero power outages", it built a power bridge for Chinese and foreign people to convey culture and share joy.

As Spring Festival approaches, State Grid Tongling Yi'an will adhere to the leadership of the Party, deepen the proactive culture and the construction of "three basics" (basic management, basic work and basic skills), integrate the cultural concept of "proactive thinking, proactive responsibility, proactive action and proactive dedication" into grassroots construction, promote the power supply service to move forward proactively, further optimize the power business environment, and guard the lights of thousands of families with "red kinetic energy", so that the people in the jurisdiction and visitors from all over the world can spend a bright, warm, and safe Chinese New Year.