In the past 18 years, the electricity trade volume between China Southern Power Grid and neighboring countries has exceeded 65.5 billion kWh

From September 16 to 19, the 19th China-ASEAN Expo was held in Guangxi, and energy interconnection construction was an important issue
.

In March this year, China Southern Power Grid Corporation and Laos National Electric Power Company officially signed a power purchase and sale agreement for the 115-kilovolt China-Laos interconnection project, agreeing to send Laos' surplus hydropower to China for consumption during the flood season, and China will supplement the power supply to the northern part of Laos during the dry period to achieve complementary power between
the two countries.

In the past 18 years, China Southern Power Grid Corporation has developed its power trade with neighboring countries from one-way transmission to two-way import and export power trade
.

To serve to build a closer China-ASEAN community of common destiny, China Southern Power Grid Corporation has always adhered to the orientation of win-win cooperation, taken the road of coordinated economic, social and environmental development, and promoted the sustainable development of local social and economic development
.

In Laos, China Southern Power Grid Guangxi Power Grid Transmission and Substation Construction Company, as the general contractor, put into operation in 2012 for the rural electrification project in Sayaburi Province, benefiting more than 8,000 households in 69 natural villages in Sayaburi Province
, Laos.

In Vietnam, the BOT project of the first phase of the Vinh Son coal-fired power plant adheres to the goal of building an "advanced, reliable and green" demonstration power plant, using domestic advanced equipment and technology to minimize the impact on
the environment.

In the Philippines, the Mindanao-Visayas HVDC connection project has entered the production sprint stage
.

Advanced technology and equipment have promoted the construction of local infrastructure and provided a large number of jobs
.

As the Chinese side of the state-authorized Greater Mekong Subregion power cooperation, China Southern Power Grid Corporation gives full play to its location advantages, complements the energy advantages of neighboring countries, and continues to promote interconnection with the Lancang-Mekong State Grid
.
According to industry forecasts, from 2021 to 2025, the average annual growth rate of electricity demand and per capita electricity consumption of the five Mekong countries will reach 6.
5% and 5.
8% respectively, and the construction of affordable power and power grid infrastructure will accelerate the development, and the Lancang-Mekong region power cooperation will usher in a "golden period"
.
At present, China Southern Power Grid Corporation is working with its power counterparts in the Lancang-Mekong countries to promote higher voltage level grid interconnection and larger-scale green and low-carbon power trade, and is also seeking to establish a higher level, deeper and wider scope of cooperation
.
(Reporter Wang Lu )

Transferred from: Economic Reference Network