China’s Growing Network Of Ultra-High Voltage Power Lines Has Hit Its Fair Share Of Snags – Analysis

By Ye Ruolin and Yuan Ye *

With few coal reserves to call its own and winter rains too erratic to rely on hydropower, central China’s Hunan province had long faced frequent electricity blackouts, an annoyance to residents and a hindrance to economic growth. So, when an ultra-high voltage power line was approved in 2015,...