Transmission line across Yangtze River completed in Chongqing(1/4)

Technicians work at the construction site of the Chongqing section of the Baihetan-Zhejiang 800 kv ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line over the Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)

The cross-Yangtze River wiring operation for the Baihetan-Zhejiang 800 kv ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line project, a major part of China's west-to-east power transmission program, was completed on Tuesday.

The Baihetan-Zhjiang transmission line is expected to transfer more than 30 billion KWH of clean electricity each year, reducing coal consumption by about 10.57 million tons and carbon dioxide emissions by about 19.19 million tons.

Technicians work at the construction site of the Chongqing section of the Baihetan-Zhejiang 800 kv ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line over the Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)

Technicians work at the construction site of the Chongqing section of the Baihetan-Zhejiang 800 kv ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line over the Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)

Technicians work at the construction site of the Chongqing section of the Baihetan-Zhejiang 800 kv ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line over the Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)