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energyLOWCN2026-05-09 02:26 UTC

China has built 46 Ultra-High Voltage lines spanning 60,000 km, circling the Earth 1.5 times to feed East China's massive EV industry with clean energy from the West.

[OC] In 5 years, the UHV network grew from 39,000 km to over 62,000 km (approx. 38,500 miles). These "electricity highways" funnel wind, solar, and hydro power from the Gobi Desert and western highlands to the East. The Capacity: the power capacity of a single UHV line is 3x that of any major backb

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