New ultra-high voltage project begins operation to deliver power from Xinjiang to Chongqing
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Updated: 2025-06-10 13:37
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BEIJING -- In a blink of eye -- within a span of 0.007 seconds -- electricity generated from China's wind-and-solar-rich Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was transmitted to the energy-hungry Chongqing municipality, located 2,260 kilometers away.
The State Grid Corporation of China on Tuesday announced the operation of the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current transmission project linking Xinjiang's Hami with southwest China's Chongqing.
This marks China's third major project to transmit electricity from energy-rich Xinjiang to other parts of the country.
