China's power supply to gambling hub Macau tops 1 mln kW for first time

China's power supply to gambling hub Macau has exceeded 1 million kilowatts on a single day for the first time since the special administrative region and neighbouring Guangdong province were connected to the mainland's electricity grid.

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council made the announcement on its website on Friday citing China Southern Power Grid Company.

"Since the start of the year, Macau's economic recovery has been strong. Coupled with rising temperatures, the electricity load has increased significantly," the Commission said.

To cope with rising demand, China Southern Power Grid will optimise the network and improve supply capacity to Macau for disaster prevention and resilience, it said. 

On July 1, power supply to Macau exceeded 1 million kilowatts for the first time, increasing 4.85% from a previous single-day record of 989,000 kilowatts set last year.

In 2023, annual power supply from the mainland to Macau reached 5.327 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 9.3% and satisfying 90% of Macau's total electricity consumption. 

Reuters