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Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project starts official operation
By Xinhua Published: Jun 30, 2025 10:29 AM
An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Zhongning converter station, the sending end of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Zhongning converter station, the sending end of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Zhongning converter station, the sending end of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows a view of the Zhongning converter station, the sending end of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
An aerial drone photo shows the cross-Yellow River section of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows the cross-Yellow River section of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
An aerial drone photo shows a photovoltaic farm as part of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows a photovoltaic farm as part of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 29, 2025. After a 168-hour trial, the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, which brings electricity from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to central China's Hunan Province, kicked off its official operation at the capability of 4-million-kilowatt on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)