#China

China, Beijing: The State Grid Corporation of China has announced it will start constructing a new batch of UHV projects in the second half of 2022.

Pakistan, Islamabad: The first China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in the power evacuation and transmission sector started commercial operations.

China: A major part of China’s west-to-east power transmission program kicked off operation on 1 July, a boost to the coordinated development among regions.

China: Hitachi Energy will supply its WindSTAR™ transformers and HV hybrid switchgear Plug and Switch System (PASS) to China’s Tuci offshore wind power project.

China, Beijing: China has advanced its plans to launch a space solar power plant programme in 2028.

China, Nanjing: Two 385-m-tall power transmission towers have been wired across the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia.

China: Hitachi Energy has supplied two 110 kV, 63 MVA EconiQ™ power transformers to China’s largest grid operator the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC).

China, Beijing: Construction of two ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission projects in China began on 24 March.

China: China plans to build 450 GW of wind and solar power capacity in the Gobi desert by 2030, government planner He Lifeng has disclosed.

China: On January 19, the system commissioning of Yisui East Station was officially completed.

China: Huaneng Power International has switched on a 320 MW floating PV array in China’s Shandong province.

China, Shanghai: The world’s first 35 kV superconducting power cable was put into operation in Shanghai.

China, Yangjiang: Cargill has opened its first FR3® natural ester fluid manufacturing facility in Yangjiang of Guangdong Province.

China, Ningxiang: The reconstruction project of 35 kV Nantianping Transformer Substation in Ningxiang City was successfully put into operation on 29 November.

China: CEE (China Electric Equipment Group) has recently appointed Mr Xu Tao as the new director of marketing and operations department.

China, Shanxi, Jinzhong: Baobian Electric has delivered the last 1000 kV power transformer contracted for the Jinzhong 1000 kV substation expansion project.

Laos: The Pala 500 kV transformer substation in Laos will go into operation by the end of this year, China Southern Power Grid (CSG) has announced.

China, Shanghai: China’s top state assets regulator announced the establishment of the China Electrical Equipment Group on 25 September.

China, Chongqing: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd will develop a world-class transformer manufacturing base in Southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality.

China, Beijing: Hitachi ABB Power Grids CEO provides insights on enablers and catalysts to accelerate the energy transition.

China, Anhui, Hefei: The company announced on 30 August the expansion of COMEM Group to China.

China, Shaanxi, Xi’an: China XD Group Co. plans to combine electricity transmission and distribution equipment makers to create a $17 B (110 B yuan) behemoth.

China: The world’s largest offshore converter station has been installed at the Jiangsu Rudong offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea.

IRENA and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) have signed MoU to support grid enhancements, system flexibility and sector-coupling.