1000 kV UHV Project Completed in Yantai-Weihai, Boosting Shandong's Power Grid and New Energy Transmission

Published: Jul 31, 2026 16:46
On July 27, the 1000 kV UHV project in Shandong's Yantai-Weihai area was completed. It is understood that the project includes the construction of a new 1000 kV Haiyang West switch station. The 1000 kV Changle substation and Gaoxiang substation will be expanded, and two 1000-kV lines from Haiyang West to Changle and Haiyang West to Gaoxiang will be built, with a total length of 1,197 kilometers, and 1,963 new towers will be built, passing through Yantai, Qingdao, Rizhao, Weifang, and Linyi. The Yantai-Weihai UHV Project is a national strategic project and a major project to serve the power transmission of the new energy base in Yantai and Weihai and the commissioning of the Haiyang Xin'an nuclear power plant. After the project is put into operation, it will help the Shandong power grid to

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On July 27, the 1000 kV UHV project in Shandong's Yantai-Weihai area w - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)