[China Power Construction Iraq 750MW Solar Energy Project Approved]On May 30, 2023, the Iraqi Cabinet stated in a foreign statement that it had approved China Power Construction's photovoltaic project in the southern province of Musana, with a total installed capacity of 750MW and a total investment of 520 million US dollars. In August 2021, China Power Construction Corporation signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Electricity of Iraq to develop 2GW photovoltaic power generation projects within Iraq, with the first phase investing in the development of 750MW. The Iraqi government has set a renewable energy development goal and plans to achieve a total installed capacity of 10GW of solar power generation by 2030, mainly relying on investment and development by private sector enterprises. Editor/Ma Xue
Recently, it was learned from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Energy Bureau and other departments that with the deepening of energy cooperation between Beijing and Mongolia, Inner Mongolia's power transmission capacity to Beijing has continued to improve. Multiple power transmission channels, including 1000 kV AC ultra-high voltage, 500 kV point to grid, and grid to grid, have been built to transmit power to Beijing, with a total transmission capacity of about 24 million kilowatts.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On October 30, 2026, it was learned from State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company that as of now, the ± 800 kV Baihetan to Jiangsu UHVDC transmission project has delivered over 100.02 billion kilowatt hours of clean hydropower to Jiangsu, equivalent to reducing standard coal consumption by nearly 30 million tons and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 90 million tons, continuously injecting green energy into the development of the Yangtze River Delta region.Editor/Gong Ziwei