Power authorities said on the 5th that they have secured a record-high level of power supply capacity ahead of the full-fledged winter season. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment on this day announced the "winter power supply and demand outlook and measures."
The ministry projected that weekday peak power demand in the third week of January, when temperatures are lowest, will reach 88.8 GW. It said if a cold wave and heavy snowfall occur at the same time, peak demand could increase to 94.5 GW. That is similar to the record winter peak of 2022 (94.5 GW).
The government prepared a record power supply capacity of 111.5 GW this year to ensure a stable supply and demand. It expected reserve margins to be around 17 GW, indicating no major difficulties in power supply.
It also decided to maintain a baseline supply capacity of 100 GW throughout winter to prepare for sudden temperature drops. To guard against cascading unplanned generator outages or a surge in demand from a snap cold wave, it additionally secured 8.8 GW in emergency resources.