Beijing Power Load Reaches Historical High, Residents Complain of Insufficient Heating Through Severe Winter

People wearing masks wait amid snow at a bus stop as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Beijing, China on Feb. 6, 2020. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Beijing Electric Power Company announced on Jan. 7 that as of 9 p.m. Jan. 6, the power load of the Beijing Power Grid had reached 24.51 million kilowatts, setting a new historical record. Meanwhile, many Beijing residents complained on social media of insufficient heating.

The entire China has already entered an extremely cold winter. Temperatures in Beijing have been the lowest since 1966. On Jan. 7, the daily minimum reached -19.6 degrees Celsius (-3.28 degree Fahrenheit).