Ultra-high voltage project starts operation to transmit electricity from Xinjiang to Chongqing
Updated: June 11, 2025 08:58Xinhua
An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2025. The State Grid Corporation of China on Tuesday announced the operation of the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project linking eastern Xinjiang's Hami with southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. This marks China's third major project to transmit electricity from energy-rich Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to other parts of the country. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows auxiliary lines of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows a thermal power plant as part of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 22, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows a photovoltaic and wind farm as part of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A maintenance worker performs infrared temperature measurement on operational lines at the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff members check a power distribution room at the Barkol converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows staff checking cables of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows the Barkol converter station, the sending end of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo shows the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo shows the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Wuwei City, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A maintenance worker performs infrared temperature measurement on operational lines at the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers assemble a tower at the site of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 12, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo shows the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows auxiliary lines of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows a worker operating atop the cables of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A maintenance worker performs infrared temperature measurement on operational lines at the Yubei converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Xinjiang section of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 30, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo shows staff checking cables of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff members patrol at the Barkol converter station of the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
