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The recent 2024 China-Africa Economic and Trade and Cultural Forum was held in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. More than 400 guests from 40 countries and regions attended the forum, continuing the traditional friendship between China and Africa and jointly seeking new opportunities for the development of both sides. On the evening of Nov 7, the State Grid Jinhua Power Supply Company successfully completed the power supply guarantee task for the opening program of the forum - the Wu Opera performance in the "Wu Feng Grand Ceremony", providing solid power support for the ceremony. Through professional power services and a stable power supply, the company ensured the smooth progress of activities such as the forum exchange meetings, cooperation promotion meetings, negotiation and docking meetings, and creative exchanges.
To ensure the smooth convening of the 2024 China-Africa Economic and Trade and Cultural Forum, the State Grid Jinhua Power Supply Company made plans in advance, organized meticulously and formulated a detailed power supply guarantee plan. During the preparatory stage of the event, the staff conducted a comprehensive inspection and testing of the power facilities at the venue to ensure that all electrical equipment were in good operating condition. They also organized a special inspection of the 10 kilovolt lines and distribution facilities involved in the event. All problems that were discovered were promptly eliminated and dealt with to ensure that the electrical equipment was in a normal and healthy operating state. Considering the importance and influence of the event, the company dispatched a 400 kilovolt-ampere emergency power supply vehicle in particular and organized a professional power protection team to be on duty on-site during the event to ensure a powerful power supply capacity and flexible emergency response capabilities. During the event, power protection personnel maintained a high level of vigilance and concentration, closely monitoring the changes in the venue power load, ready to respond to any possible emergencies. Eventually, they successfully completed the power supply guarantee task.
In recent years, Jinhua, Zhejiang province has been consistently regarding trade with Africa as an important means to deeply integrate into the joint construction of the "Belt and Road Initiative". Relying on the advantages of open channels and open platforms, the city has built an interconnected network featuring land-sea linkage and coordinated development with Africa, constantly broadening trade channels. The State Grid Jinhua Power Supply Company has always adhered to the tenet of "The power industry serves the people", improving its power supply guarantee capabilities and providing high-quality power services for various important activities and important customers.