BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- As the main transformer capacity expansion project of the Shangdang 500 kV substation in Zhenjiang City of east China's Jiangsu Province formally commenced construction on Wednesday, 14 key projects of 500 kV and above of State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd. have resumed construction fully.
The company is expected to put into operation 328 projects of 35 kV and above this year, with newly added lines of 3,018 kilometers, a substation capacity of 21.64 million kVA and a total investment of approximately 17.9 billion yuan, aiming to promote innovative development of upstream and downstream industries involving raw materials, power supply, electric equipment, etc., and inject strong impetus into Jiangsu's economic and social development.
As early as February 5, the eighth day of the Chinese New Year, the large-scale expansion project of the Chefang 500 kV substation located in Suzhou had resumed work. Since the resumption of work, more than 30 professional construction personnel have returned to their posts to fully make sure that the project can be put into operation on schedule, introduced the project manager for construction Liu Li.
The projects resuming work this time focus on regional power grid structure optimization and clean energy consumption capacity improvement.
The 500 kV switching station projects in the west of Changzhou City and Taohuagang of Jiangyin City aim to strengthen the power hub function in southern Jiangsu by adjusting the grid structure. The 500 kV substation expansion projects in Shuyang of Suqian City and Shangdang of Zhenjiang City aim to improve the reliability of power supply in northern and central Jiangsu by adding new substation capacity. There are also a batch of coal-fired power transmission projects aiming to promote efficient grid connection of gas turbines.
It is learned that as of now, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd. has a total of 3,354 substations of 35 kV and above, and 112,800 kilometers of transmission lines, forming a strong grid structure of the 500 kV transmission network.
(Edited by Gu Shanshan with Xinhua Silk Road, gushanshan.1987@163.com)
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