On March 27, 2023, at the construction site of a medium and low-voltage power distribution project of 10 kV and below in Gaize County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, construction workers are carrying out civil construction. It is reported that this is one of the 128 power grid construction projects to start construction of the Tibet power grid in 2023.

128 power grid construction projects in Tibet

In 2023, Tibet has a total of 128 power grid construction projects, with a planned investment of about 8 billion yuan, involving 56 counties in 7 cities (regions) in the region, and will benefit about 500,000 electricity customers. At present, all projects have been started, and there are more than 2,600 on-the-job construction personnel. The project stimulates the development of upstream and downstream industries such as building materials, cement manufacturing, and power equipment manufacturing, and plays an important role in serving Tibet to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively connect with rural revitalization.

According to Ning first, deputy director of the power distribution department of the equipment department of State Grid Tibet Electric Power Co., Ltd., in 2023, a total of 8 projects will invest about 406 million yuan in Lhasa's urban distribution network transformation. And 50 new lines, about 76.448 kilometers of 10 kV cable lines, 67 distribution transformers, 199 ring network cabinets, and 108.68 kilometers of low-voltage conductors were reconstructed.

Since the beginning of the year, affected by extreme weather such as blizzards and strong winds, Tibet power grid construction projects have faced severe challenges in resuming work and production. State Grid Tibet Electric Power Co., Ltd. has strengthened project management and control, organized construction and management units to formulate work resumption work plans in advance during the winter break period, and required all construction and management units to fully implement the five basic conditions for resumption of work, and carry out standardized resumption of work in strict accordance with the seven-step method for resumption of work Resumption of work. The company planned ahead, promoted the construction of key projects, sorted out 31 power supply guarantee projects, and arranged material supply plans in advance to ensure that these projects will be put into operation before the peak winter in 2023. Editor/He Yuting