China plans ‘record investment’ in grid expansion for 2015

[Kabira]

The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) said it plans to spend 420.2 billion renminbi ($68.7bn) on grid infrastructure this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 24%, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.

The investment boost follows a 14.1% increase in spending in 2014, Xinhua said.

SGCC will start construction of 64,000 kilometres of alternating current (AC) power transmission lines and 13,000 km of direct current lines this year.

A total of 46,000 km of AC lines is expected to be put into operation this year, Xinhua said. SGCC also plans to build a number of ultra-high voltage (UHV) and ‘smart’ transmission lines.

This year will also see the launch of “pre-project work for four power links connecting China with Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia and Pakistan”, Xinhua said.

China plans ‘record investment’ in grid expansion for 2015

This is interesting, why we never heard of this project before?

 

[Kabira]

@farhan_9909

Do you know which project they are talking about? Linking Pakistan grid with China, Russia and Central Asia?

 

[Shotgunner51]

The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) said it plans to spend 420.2 billion renminbi ($68.7bn) on grid infrastructure this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 24%, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.

The investment boost follows a 14.1% increase in spending in 2014, Xinhua said.

SGCC will start construction of 64,000 kilometres of alternating current (AC) power transmission lines and 13,000 km of direct current lines this year.

A total of 46,000 km of AC lines is expected to be put into operation this year, Xinhua said. SGCC also plans to build a number of ultra-high voltage (UHV) and ‘smart’ transmission lines.

This year will also see the launch of “pre-project work for four power links connecting China with Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia and Pakistan”, Xinhua said.

China plans ‘record investment’ in grid expansion for 2015

This is interesting, why we never heard of this project before?

Smart Grid Development Status

Since the 2010, China has surpassed US in smart grid investment, far exceeding Japan, South Korea, Spain & Germany.

In 2013, global spending on grid modernization was nearly $15 billion, in which China tops the world and spent $4.3 billion (29% share of global) on smart grid investments, while the U.S. spent $3.6 billion (24% share of the world), according to new figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). China is anticipated to spend more than any other country on smart grid developments for several years at least. As China establishes standards, seeks equipment, and develops its own technologies, it will play a central role in setting the tone of smart grid development worldwide, through the sheer size of its smart grid activities.

As a national priority, with completion planned for 2020, the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), which controls electricity distribution, announced that construction will begin on major nationwide grid upgrades in 2011. Cost of the projects is estimated to be $100 billion through 2020. The SGCC, the largest single electric power entity in China, has a multi-stage 10-year plan for the deployment of smart grid.

The initial phase of the plan calls for pilot programs and planning initiatives through 2010.

• Set technical and management standard
• Develop technology and equipment
• Set development plans and initiate pilot projects
• Specifically, in 2010, China started construction on the "Two Vertical, Two Horizontal" plan and reach interregional transmission capability of 12.9 GW by the end of the year.

The second phase, undertaken concurrently, consists of development of standards through 2014 and construction projects beginning in 2011 and running through 2015.

• Construct UHV grid and urban-rural distribution grid
• Construct smart grid operation/control and interactive service system
• Key technological breakthroughs and their applications
• By 2015, UHV and other intra-regional transmission capacity will be 240 GW. Distribution and power provision will reach a reliability rate of 99.915% or higher in the cities and 99.73% or higher in rural areas. Smart meters will be in widespread use and EV charging stations will have been deployed in numbers that will satisfy demand

The final phase of the plan focuses on system upgrades that will begin in 2016 and culminate in 2020

• Complete a strong, smart grid
• Become world leaders in management, technology and equipment
• By 2020, UHV and other intra-regional transmission capacity will reach 400 GW, enough to connect all planned coal, hydro, nuclear and wind power to areas with high demand

Key Projects / Programs

• Smart Community Demonstration Project: The project, consisting of 655 households and 11 buildings, is the first demonstration community built by North China Power Grid as well as the first project constructed under SGCC's guideline on smart communities. The project is located at the Xin'ao Golf Garden residential complex in Langfang, Heibei province, and was completed in September 2010. The project includes a low-voltage electricity network, power usage information collection, an interactive service platform, smart household installment, electric automobile charging facilities, distributed power generation and energy storage, automatic electricity distribution, integrated network using low-voltage fiber optic cables, and AMI meters for electricity, gas and water.
• National Wind Power Integration Research and Test Center of China: The project centers on the development of renewable energy and clean energy storage. Toward that goal, the SGCC is installing 30 wind turbines with at least 78 MW of generating capacity, 640 kW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, and 2.5 MW of energy storage. Prudent Energy is providing vanadium redox batteries. When it is completed, the testing center will be the largest facility of its kind in t
• Power System Digital Real-Time Simulation Device: This research project developed the first large-scale power system real-time simulation device. The device can simulate a power system with up to 1,000 generators and 10,000 bus bars. The development of this device will contribute to the safe operation of the power grid by researching the access of new large-scale equipment and enhancing power system incident analysis. The device will also allow equipment tests such as the safe and stable operation and control of a large AC/DC hybrid transmission system.
• 1000-kV Jindongnan Nanyang-Jingmen Ultra High Voltage (UHV) AC Pilot Project: Construction of a single circuit line of 640 kilometers, with a capacity of 6,000 MVA, and an operational voltage of 1,100 kV.
• Xiangjiaba-Shanghai +/- 800-kV UHV DC Transmission Pilot Project: Construction of an advanced UHV DC high capacity, long distance, DC transmission line.
• Ningdong-Shandong +/- 660-kV DC Project: Approved in November 2010 as a key project in the development of the West to East transmission project designed to move both hydro and thermal power from generation sites in the West to demand centers in the East.
• Qinghai-Tibet 750-kV/+/-400-kV AC/DC Grid Interconnection Project: Construction of a 750-kV AC project and a +/-400- kV DC power transmission project from Qinghai to Tibet, allowing the integration for the first time of all provinces in SGCC’s service area. The project is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2011 or in 2012.
• Advanced metering infrastructure, often referred to as smart meters, are still driving investment in next-generation grid technologies, but other categories of spending will dominate in the future. According to a report by In-Stat, China is currently on track to deploy 280 million smart meters by 2016, making China the largest smart meter installer in the world.
• SGCC plans to implement 11 different types of smart grid projects, including building smart substations, installing 50 million smart meters, accommodating the integration of 20 GW of wind power, increasing electric vehicle recharging facilities by 7-fold, formulating 88 standards on smart grid, and completing construction of the integrated smart grid demonstration project in Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. The Eco-City, which is being developed in partnership with Singapore as an environmentally friendly city, is located east of Tianjin’s city center.
• Fujian Electric Power Company’s 15.77 billion Yuan ($2.47 billion) investment in smart grid projects in the inland areas of Fujian province. In addition to 35 110-kV substations, the investment will include 9 electric vehicle battery replacement stations, 9 battery distribution stations, and 1,070 AC charging poles.