Construction on the State Grid Corp.'s east Junggar - south Anhui ultra high-voltage (UHV) direct current (DC) power transmission project has been kicked off.
Involving a total investment of 40.7 billion yuan, this 1,100KV UHV transmission line is so far the longest UHV line running 3,324 kilometers from West to East China with largest transmission capacity in the world. It is expected to start operation in 2018, aiming at delivering electricity out from the Xijiang energy base.
Analysts forecast that State Grid would invite tenders for UHV equipment supply soon. The east Junggar-south Anhui UHV project is estimated to create output value of 28.5 billion yuan in power transmission and conversion equipment manufacturing and trigger investment of 101.8 billion yuan in related power source industry.
According to the 2016-2020 development plan of the State Grid Corp, China's largest power grid operator, the company would start construction on 10 alternative current (AC) UHV lines and two DC UHV lines before 2018. Amid the pressure of smog control and clean energy delivery, China has seen faster construction of UHV projects, said PingAn Securities.
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