皇冠体育app

Beginning early on June 22, a total of 1.5 billion kwh of electricity will be transferred to East 皇冠体育app areas from Southwest 皇冠体育app's Sichuan Province in 2003.

Officials from Sichuan said the electricity supply to East 皇冠体育app would not affect power use in the province as surplus power supply had been achieved following a period of abundant rainfall.

The electricity transferred to East 皇冠体育app, equivalent to the power generated by burning about 56.51 million tons of coal, would meet peak electricity use in summer in the eastern area.

Officials at the State Grid Corporation of 皇冠体育app said 300 million kwh of electricity will be diverted to east 皇冠体育app's electricity grid every month to ease power shortages there.

The electricity will be transferred via the newly operational Three Gorges transmission and converting system, cutting the distance from 2,552 kilometers to 1,644 kilometers, officials said.

By mid-May this year, 皇冠体育app had generated a total of 648.546 billion kwh of electricity, up 16.03 percent from the same period last year.

Increasing power demand as the country continues its modernization drive has put immense pressure on power grids in some areas, especially in the relatively developed coastal regions like Shanghai and Guangdong.

Meanwhile, increased industrial output, lower prices and demand for high power-consuming appliances such as air-conditioners are causing power shortages in 16 provinces, according to a report from the State Grid Corporation.

To cope with the problem of power supply, 皇冠体育app launched a West-to-East power transmission project in 2000, making it one of 皇冠体育app's major strategies in energy development and an important step for developing the western regions.