Accelerating and Strengthening Energy Engineering Construction in China
CCTV News: Since the beginning of this year, China has actively expanded effective investment in the energy sector, and orderly promoted the construction of key projects. While accelerating the construction of a new energy system, it has also promoted the green and low-carbon transformation of the economy and society.
In the Qinghai Tibet Plateau at an altitude of 3300 meters, the construction of the highest and largest installed hydroelectric power station in the Yellow River Basin, the Qinghai Ma'er Dam hydroelectric power station, is accelerating. The first unit of the project will be put into operation for power generation in March next year. At the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the largest photovoltaic direct production of green hydrogen project in China, the Xinjiang Kuche Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project, has been fully completed and put into operation recently. Over 500000 photovoltaic panels have been installed on nearly 10000 acres of the Gobi Desert, generating 600 million kilowatt hours of green electricity annually. Green electricity hydrogen production can replace 20000 tons of existing natural gas hydrogen production annually. From January to July this year, major power generation enterprises in China completed an investment of 401.3 billion yuan in power supply projects, a year-on-year increase of 54.4%.
With the rapid growth of renewable energy installed capacity, the pace of building a new energy system in China has significantly accelerated. In the Zhenjiang section of Yangzhou in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China's first "AC to DC" cross river power transmission and transformation project is under intense construction. After the project is completed, the transmission capacity of the cross river channel will be more than doubled. In Jining, Shandong, China's first demonstration project for the integration of transportation and energy has been completed. The project utilizes open spaces such as highway slopes and toll stations to build distributed power stations such as photovoltaic and wind power, providing green electricity for highway service areas and new energy vehicles. It is reported that in the next step, China will accelerate the digital transformation of energy infrastructure, enhance the resilience of the energy system, and ensure energy security and stable supply.