Inner Mongolia to play bigger role in power generation

Ultra-high-voltage transmission routes in Inner Mongolia autonomous region are helping transmit clean-energy and coal-fired electricity to the rest of the nation over long distances in order to balance out China's uneven energy supplies, according to experts.

"With the help of UHV, Inner Mongolia is developing into a key clean-energy export center in northern China," said Yin Xiuhe, a researcher at the power department of the region's energy bureau.

There are four UHV routes in the region. The latest to be put into operation is the 1,000-kilovolt Xilin Gol League-Shandong route. It is one of the 12 key electricity routes listed in China's national plan for the control of air pollution, which will be officially launched on July 25.