State Grid spreads wings abroad

Utility company inks transmission facility agreements with Russia, Kazakhstan

State Grid Corp of China, the largest State-owned electric utility company in the world, has inked agreements with Russia and Kazakhstan for cross-country electricity transmission lines as part of its efforts to expand its overseas presence.

During an industrial forum focusing on ultra-high voltage transmission lines held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 18, a State Grid official who declined to be named said the company has made substantial progress on four cross-country power transmission lines with Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Pakistan.