The put-into-operation ceremony of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current transmission project was held simultaneously in Hunan Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on August 20, 2025.

Li Yifei, secretary of the CPC Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee, and Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, attended the ceremony. Zhang Yupu, deputy secretary of the CPC Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee and chairperson of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region; Mao Weiming, deputy secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and governor of Hunan Province; and, Zhang Zhigang, president of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and secretary of its CPC Leadership Group, delivered speeches. Pang Xiaogang, SGCC general manger and deputy secretary of its CPC Leadership Group, was present.

On August 20, the put-into-operation ceremony of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current transmission project was held in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Ningxia Secretary Li Yifei, Ningxia Chairperson Zhang Yupu, and SGCC President Zhang Zhigang jointly launch the power supply device at the Ningxia venue.

On August 20, the put-into-operation ceremony of the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current transmission project was held in Hunan Province.

Hunan Secretary Shen Xiaoming, Hunan Governor Mao Weiming, and SGCC General Manager Pang Xiaogang launch the power supply device at the Hunan venue.

Also present were Ningxia regional leaders Lei Dongsheng and Chen Chunping, and Hunan provincial leader Zhang Yingchun.

The ±800 kV ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current transmission project starts in Zhongwei City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, extends through Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, and Hubei provinces and municipality, and ends at Hengyang City of Hunan Province. The total length of the transmission line reaches 1,616 kilometers, with a total investment of 28.1 billion CNY. More than 70% of the project's installed capacity is from new energy sources, with a rated capacity of eight million kilowatts and an annual power transmission volume of 40 billion kilowatt-hours, accounting for about one-sixth of Hunan's annual electricity consumption.

Photos taken by Dang Shuo, Wang Ding, Tang Jun, and Liu Shangwen.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn