According to Xinhua news agency, the National Energy Bureau recently issued a formal document approved 12 power delivery channels, to carry out preliminary work, which has made it clear the 4 total 8 pay 4 straight UHV construction scheme and the first clear line construction schedule, plan before the end of 2017 all production.

In addition to the 8 ultra high pressure, there are 4 ultra high pressure construction channels. Among them, Inner Mongolia Shanghai temple to Shandong direct current transmission project, in the research stage will determine whether the use of DC UHV transmission mode.

The national energy board has made it clear in the reply documents that all relevant units should speed up the implementation of the 12 key transmission channels related work so as to ensure the transmission capacity according to the prescribed time. The two Power Grid Corp of State Grid and South network should implement the external conditions such as construction land, soil and water conservation, environmental protection, planning and site selection, and get the opinions of relevant departments.

The national energy administration requires that the power supply projects for sending ends should try to solve the local surplus power generation capacity, while supporting the scale of wind power and other clean energy generation and coal power bundling.