Xinjiang, key sending hub in China's west-to-east power transmission program
Updated: July 7, 2025 09:19Xinhua
A drone photo taken on July 6, 2025 shows power lines of the Changji-Guquan ±1100 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in the Kazak Autonomous County of Mori, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang is a key sending hub in China's west-to-east power transmission program. Once considered economic obstacles, Xinjiang's vast deserts and arid landscapes have been transformed into a renewable energy goldmine, blessed with strong wind and long hours of sunshine. 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. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2025 shows a power plant of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 1, 2023 shows a convertor station of the Hami-Zhengzhou ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on March 23, 2025 shows a solar power station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows power lines of the Changji-Guquan ±1100 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in the Kazak Autonomous County of Mori, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
A drone photo taken on Sept. 10, 2024 shows a view of the Santanghu wind power farm in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
A drone photo taken on April 26, 2025 shows the power lines of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on July 6, 2025 shows power lines of the Changji-Guquan ±1100 kV ultra-high voltage direct current power transmission project in the Kazak Autonomous County of Mori, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff members patrol along the power lines of the 750 kV grid around the Tarim Basin in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
