On August 31, the external power supply project of the China-Laos Railway was completed. The overall line of the project is 936.8 kilometers long, divided into China section and Laos section, respectively invested by China Southern Power Grid Corporation and Laozhong Electric Power Investment Company for construction and operation and maintenance.

The Chinese section newly builds 3 220 kV switch stations and 35 220 kV lines to provide reliable power for 14 traction substations; the Laos section builds 20 new 115 kV lines, and expands 11 115 kV substation intervals. Ten electrified railway traction substations are connected to the Lao National Grid.

Keywords: One Belt One Road, overseas projects, engineering news

The China-Laos Railway is an important project for the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy of "turning a land-locked country into a land-linked country". It will be opened to traffic at the end of 2021. Yang Ronghui, Chairman of the Lao China Power Investment Corporation, said: “The China-Laos Railway will become a green and low-carbon electrified railway. We will work with the Lao National Power Corporation to ensure power supply and build this road to prosperity with all parties. "Editor/Tian Zengpeng