Construction of Sichuan-Shaanxi Power Passage Simultaneously Begins in Both Provinces

BEIJING--May 15, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Construction in two provinces for the $814 million Sichuan-Shaanxi DC Connection Project simultaneously began on May 7, 2008, the State Grid Corporation of China (Beijing) announced. The project starts at the Baoji Converter Station in Shaanxi Province and ends at the Deyang Converter Station in Sichuan Province. It is the second power passage connecting the southwestern power grid and the central Chinese power grid.