National May Day Labor Medal! Dongyang model worker →

On April 28th, 2023, Zhejiang Province celebrated the "May 1st" International Labor Day and commended the advanced model workers in the main venue of the Great Hall of the People. Yu Xianghong, director of Ning Wu Power Supply Office of State Grid Dongyang Power Supply Company and captain of Red Boat Service Team, won the National May 1st Labor Medal in 2023 and the Zhejiang Model Worker.

Yu Xianghong has been deeply involved in the front line of electric power for 24 years. He has grown from a veteran to a talent expert of State Grid Corporation of China, led the team to obtain 9 national patents, insisted on "doing as much as possible to benefit the people", and worked hard in various aspects such as power supply, emergency and danger, and helping the poor, and became an example for cadres and employees to learn.

A few days ago, at the construction site of a project in Chengdong Street, Yu Xianghong was busy discussing the best maintenance plan with his colleagues. Different from the common power maintenance work, in order to ensure the normal production and life of nearby residents, this maintenance has realized the "zero perception of users" of power grid maintenance with the assistance of "generator cars". "This is one of the construction work of the’ global non-power outage’ demonstration zone that we are vigorously promoting at present." Yan Xianghong told reporters. In the early stage, he led the team to study and try many times, and now he can use relevant technologies to overcome problems.

Over the years, Yu Xianghong has studied hard and made great efforts to become an industry expert. He set up a live working class, which opened up a new situation for Dongyang’s uninterrupted operation. Complete the first "smart payment" pilot in the province, realize the reform of electricity payment mode, and provide a replicable promotion mode for the province; He has solved 87 technical problems, taught more than 580 class hours, and trained 1 goldsmith in Bawu, 2 model workers in provincial power company and 5 technical experts in Dongyang.

He rose to the occasion and became a retrograde hero. He is firmly at the forefront of serving the masses in the fight against ice disasters, typhoons, epidemics and the post-disaster reconstruction of brother units. Against the ice disaster in 2008, he led the "commando team" to fight for 20 days and nights in the mountain emergency repair site, lighting up the homes of more than 5,000 mountain residents in time; On the occasion of the ninth typhoon "Lichima" in 2019, he volunteered and led a team to Yuhuan, Taizhou to repair the first line, fighting for six days and nights in a row, successfully completing the typhoon rescue mission; At the beginning of the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, he stayed on duty for more than 20 consecutive days and nights from New Year’s Eve to ensure the power supply of important customers such as hospitals, and once entered the power distribution room only 20 meters away from the intensive care unit to eliminate faults.

He helped the disabled, practiced great love and became a pioneer of common wealth. Create a "happy humble abode" public welfare project to help the disabled, help 221 families in Zhejiang and Sichuan to improve their housing conditions, and win 9 honors at or above the provincial and ministerial levels, including 4 top 100 volunteer service projects nationwide; Extend seven public welfare sub-projects of "helping the elderly, helping the poor, helping students and empowering the wisdom" and absorb 12,215 social volunteers; He has won 9 honors at or above the provincial and ministerial level, such as Lei Feng, Zhejiang Moral Model, Zhejiang Model Veteran and State Grid Corporation Model Worker.

"I am a retired soldier and a Communist party member. In my lifetime, I want to do more things that are beneficial to society and ordinary people." This is Yu Xianghong, who used to carry a gun to defend his country, but now he is engaged in the power industry, fighting in the front line of serving the masses, and keeping party emblem on his chest glowing continuously.

Reporter | Hu Yuan, Dongyang Rong Media Center

Correspondent Lou Kelly

Original title: "National May 1st Labor Medal! Dongyang model worker → "