High-altitude grid project protects birds, power lines

XINING - Perched atop a 50-meter electrical tower, two birds fly out of an artificial nest into the open air.

"There are eggs in the nest!" shouts Wang Hui as he checks the tower's power lines.

Wang, who works with the State Grid branch in Qinghai province, has been assigned to check the operating condition of the power grid connecting Xining in Qinghai with Lhasa in the Tibet autonomous region. The project, which began in 2012, spans 2,530 kilometers.