Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project begins trial run
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Xinhua, December 10, 2011
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Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with representatives of the workers in the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet power grid project in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 9, 2011. Li Keqiang on Friday attended the ceremony of the trial run of the Qinghai-Tibet power electricity network in Beijing and met with representatives of the construction workers. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng) |
The 1,038-kilometer-power lines were laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,000 meters, which makes it the world's highest power project.
The project consists of three phases: a 750 KV transmission line from Xining, capital of Qinghai, to Golmud in the center of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; a 400 KV transmission line from Golmud to Lhasa, capital of Tibet autonomous region; 220 KV of grid facilities within Tibet.
Li extended appreciation and greetings to the construction workers for their devotion in overcoming harsh conditions and technological barriers to complete the project with no casualties.
He urged relevant authorities to keep the power operation safe and stable.
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