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Super-grid: China masters long-distance power transmission
http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/technical-articles/generation/reuters/COLUMN_Supergrid_China_masters_longdistance_power_transmission_Kemp/index.shtml
COLUMN-Super-grid: China masters long-distance power transmission: Kemp
Jun 19, 2014 - John Kemp - reuters.com
(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
By John Kemp
(Reuters) - China's power engineers have become world leaders in ultra-high-voltage transmission systems connecting far-off power sources with cities hungry for electricity.
China already has seven ultra-high-voltage (UHV) lines in operation, more than any other country, carrying power over thousands of kilometres at around 800,000 or even 1 million volts.
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The National Energy Administration, which is part of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic regulator, has ambitious plans for as many as 12 inter-regional ultra-high-voltage transmission corridors spanning the country.
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... according to SGCC, top officials, including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, endorsed the UHV super-grid strategy at a meeting in April.
"The Premier's stance ended the argument of whether to construct UHV. The answer is YES and MORE. This year will be a golden era of approving and constructing lots of UHV projects."
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COLUMN-Super-grid: China masters long-distance power transmission: Kemp
Jun 19, 2014 - John Kemp - reuters.com
(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
By John Kemp
(Reuters) - China's power engineers have become world leaders in ultra-high-voltage transmission systems connecting far-off power sources with cities hungry for electricity.
China already has seven ultra-high-voltage (UHV) lines in operation, more than any other country, carrying power over thousands of kilometres at around 800,000 or even 1 million volts.
<snip>
The National Energy Administration, which is part of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic regulator, has ambitious plans for as many as 12 inter-regional ultra-high-voltage transmission corridors spanning the country.
<snip>
... according to SGCC, top officials, including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, endorsed the UHV super-grid strategy at a meeting in April.
"The Premier's stance ended the argument of whether to construct UHV. The answer is YES and MORE. This year will be a golden era of approving and constructing lots of UHV projects."
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China is also building UHV grids in other countries:
In February, a consortium led by SGCC won a 30-year concession to build and operate a 2,000-km (1,240-mile), 800kV UHV line in Brazil. The transmission system will carry power from the Belo Monte dam in northern Brazil to the major consumption centres in the southeast.