Staff inspect the power supply equipment in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang province. 

In the prefecture-level city of Taizhou in East China's Zhejiang province, the local branch of the State Grid — a State-owned enterprise in the country and the world's largest utility provider — said its tasks of safeguarding local energy security and economic lifeline have been well accomplished in 2023.

Wang Yicheng, a staffer from State Grid Taizhou Power Supply Co, said his company's region-wide power supply reliability and voltage qualification rate again surpassed 99.8 percent in December, meaning both urban and rural dwellers in the region enjoyed successful energy supply in the past year.

"Our successful operations derived from the local economic vitality," he said, adding that booming businesses in the region boosted their expansions.

Wang noted that with a total population of over 6.04 million, Taizhou's regional GDP hit 600 billion yuan ($84.5 billion) in 2022, offering a per capita income of 70,737 yuan for urban residents and 37,700 for rural dwellers.

"The three districts, three county-level cities and three counties under the jurisdiction of Taizhou all have booming economic development, but they are also busy with social progress," he said, adding that the social progress includes local residents' rich and colorful cultural life.

Since 2022, to enrich the cultural life of local residents, the city has welcomed China Central Television (CCTV) under China Media Group to broadcast a New Year's Eve party for three consecutive years in Taizhou to help usher in the New Year.

The grand gala was held in the city of Linhai in 2022, in Huangyan district in 2023, and Jiaojiang district in 2024, said Cao Qionglei from State Grid Taizhou Power Supply Co.

Staff from the Jiaoxi subbranch of Taizhou Power Supply Co. witness the first rehearsal of the CCTV New Year's Eve gala on the night of Dec 4. 

Cao said in order to ensure the successful broadcasting of the "Setting Sail in 2024" event on the night of Dec 31, 2023, her company has organized 21 professional teams in six groups — with a total staff of 188 people — to provide power supply support.

The main venue was located in Hehe Park in the Jiaojiang district, while the branch venue was located in Dachen Reclamation Monument Square, which is 29 nautical miles away and surrounded by mountains and the sea, said Jin Yuqi, a staffer from the Dachen subbranch of the local power supply company.

Before the official living broadcasting, staffers from State Grid Taizhou Power Supply Co spent eight days finishing related work, installing 11 temporary box transformers, two temporary main cabinets, 68 low-voltage branch boxes, high-voltage cables extending for 2.5 kilometers, as well as low-voltage cables extending for 7.2 kilometers for the main venue by Dec 3, Jin said.

And the first rehearsal of the CCTV New Year's Eve gala on the night of Dec 4 was a complete success, said Jin Yizhou from the Jiaoxi subbranch of Taizhou Power Supply Co, who witnessed the whole rehearsal.

The smooth opening of the evening party in Jiaojiang district marked the realization of its goal of "zero equipment failure, zero work error, and zero service complaint" for State Grid Taizhou Power Supply Co, Cao said.

Shen Mingquan, acting mayor of Taizhou, said on Jan 4 that the city will continue promoting projects, optimizing the environment, strengthening guarantees, and benefiting people's livelihood, to usher in new achievements in the New Year.