China launches its longest extra-high voltage power line: Xinhua
China’s has launched its longest extra-high voltage (EHV) power transmission line, connecting the far western region of Xinjiang and the eastern province of Anhui, state-backed Xinhua News reported on Tuesday.
The project aims to help meet increasing power demand in industrialised eastern regions and reduce the amount of wasted electricity in the west.
As part of Beijing’s anti-pollution campaign, new coal-fired power utilities have been banned in the smog-prone east of the country.
