Wuhu 芜湖

On October 22, cable stringing for the major Yangtze River crossing of the Gansu-Zhejiang ±800-kilovolt ultra-high-voltage direct-current transmission project began in Wuhu, Anhui. The entire Anhui section is expected to be connected before the end of the month.

Today, October 22, in Wuhu, Anhui, conductor stringing began for the major Yangtze River crossing of the Gansu–Zhejiang ±800-kilovolt ultra-high-voltage direct-current transmission project, a key project in the west-to-east power transmission initiative. The entire Anhui section is expected to be connected before the end of the month. The Gansu–Zhejiang ±800-kilovolt ultra-high-voltage direct-current transmission project passes through six provinces and has a total length of about 2,370 kilometers. Once operational, it will transmit 36 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, more than half of which will be green electricity.