Inner Mongolia Launches Pure New Energy DC Project for Long-Distance Power Transmission

Published: Apr 11, 2026 22:08

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On the morning of April 8, the Information Office of the Government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held a press conference for the "Double Ten Measures" of the Inner Mongolia Electric Power Group.Yan Jun, member of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of Inner Mongolia Electric Power Group, pointed out at the press conference that the ± 800 kV pure new energy flexible DC demonstration project is located in the research area. The project will realize the large-scale and long-distance direct delivery of new energy in the hinterland of the Alashan Desert, without the support of conventional power sources, to the load center areas such as Huhehaote, Baotou, and Wulanchabu, and form a replicable and promotable technical system to solve the problem of new energy in the desert

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