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Grid shortcomings taking wind out of energy plan's sails

By Liu Yiyu | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-16 07:51

Grid shortcomings taking wind out of energy plan's sails

Workers paint wind turbines in Yumen, Gansu province. Due to poor transmission capabilities and grid connection in Northwest China, new wind projects are being built in other provinces. Doug Kanter / Bloomberg

BEIJING - China, the world leader in wind power by installed capacity, is facing a growing problem with grid connection as more than half of the electricity its wind farms generate goes unused.

Grid shortcomings taking wind out of energy plan's sails

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