{"id":21338,"date":"2025-07-07T04:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T04:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=21338"},"modified":"2025-07-07T04:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T04:23:51","slug":"xinjiang-key-sending-hub-in-chinas-west-to-east-power-transmission-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=21338","title":{"rendered":"Xinjiang, key sending hub in China&#8217;s west-to-east power transmission program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_20250707545fc25489994d2cb4b8fa14d2c84c1c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff members work at the main control room at the Barkol converter station, the sending end of the Hami-Chongqing \u00b1800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project, in Hami, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 10, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xinjiang is a key sending hub in China&#8217;s west-to-east power transmission program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once considered economic obstacles, Xinjiang&#8217;s vast deserts and arid landscapes have been transformed into a renewable energy goldmine, blessed with strong wind and long hours of sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2010, Xinjiang has cumulatively transmitted over 900 billion kilowatt-hours of power outside the region, with renewable energy accounting for approximately 30 percent of the total. The electricity supply coverage extends to 22 provincial-level regions across China. (Xinhua\/Ding Lei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_2025070758d71e85d53744deb2df943787bbcd35.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A drone photo taken on July 6, 2025 shows power lines of the Changji-Guquan \u00b11100 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in the Kazak Autonomous County of Mori, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Zhang Limin\/Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_202507077e98b42a18ab470eb1a236ca8b0f5ac0.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2025 shows a power plant of the Hami-Chongqing \u00b1800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua\/Ding Lei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_20250707b2e11303a24e4778bb2052600e54cf1f.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 1, 2023 shows a convertor station of the Hami-Zhengzhou \u00b1800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Feng Yang\/Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_202507078837758abad342f79076d64fe6b3c4cd.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An aerial drone photo taken on March 23, 2025 shows a solar power station of the Hami-Chongqing \u00b1800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua\/Ding Lei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_20250707f8a054a58c06426884f192075bef7b4f.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows power lines of the Changji-Guquan \u00b11100 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in the Kazak Autonomous County of Mori, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Zhang Limin\/Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_20250707c172969a1828482aaacea16056abd297.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A drone photo taken on Sept. 10, 2024 shows a view of the Santanghu wind power farm in Hami, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua\/Hu Huhu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_2025070721848b84f5af43719cf374d948ad56d1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A drone photo taken on April 26, 2025 shows the power lines of the Hami-Chongqing \u00b1800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.&nbsp;(Photo by Yang Yingzhou\/Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_202507074e31d733f3ba4089ad4f3e19e0d4a196.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This photo taken on July 6, 2025 shows power lines of the Changji-Guquan \u00b11100 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in the Kazak Autonomous County of Mori, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Zhang Limin\/Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_202507074a319c95ed2741e5a2c728b9bc7afa69.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A staff member checks the cables of the Hami-Chongqing \u00b1800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 19, 2025. (Photo by Du Jinming\/Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/202507074933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3_202507076fa484c3f5974abd968a60b3bd293af4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff members patrol along the power lines of the 750 kV grid around the Tarim Basin in Yuli County, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xu Hongyan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250707\/4933d3b1e1fa4f298423fabdd3a73ee3\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff members work at the main control room at the Barkol converter station, the sending end of the Hami-Chongqing \u00b1800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project, in Hami, northwest China&#8217;s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 10, 2025. Xinjiang is a key sending hub in China&#8217;s west-to-east power transmission program. 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