ASSESSMENTS

China Seeks to Expand Electricity Networks

May 27, 2014 | 09:00 GMT

Workers build an electricity transmission tower on July 11, 2008 in Yongjia County of Zhejiang Province
Workers build an electricity transmission tower on July 11, 2008 in Yongjia County of Zhejiang Province

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Summary

In the next five to seven years, China will pursue plans to develop cross-country ultra high-voltage power transmission networks linking energy bases in western China to central and coastal consumer regions. However, progress on ultra high-voltage efforts will be uneven, hobbled by logistical and policy constraints.

The development of ultra high-voltage networks linking energy hubs to consumer regions will face obstacles....

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