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NE China wind power project switched on

A major onshore wind power project in Northeast China's Liaoning province was connected to the State Grid and put into operation on Saturday. The 400,000-kilowatt project can provide 1.13 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity every year, which can satisfy a year's power demand for nearly 600,000 households. Annually, the project will reduce standard coal use by 345,000 metric tons and carbon dioxide emissions by 912,000 tons, said the northeast branch of the State Power Investment Corporation, the project's investor and builder. With a gross investment of over 2.2 billion yuan ($316 million), the project has 80 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 5 megawatts, in addition to a 220-kilovolt booster station. It is the first major new-energy project completed by the corporation in Liaoning during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25). The company plans to build more new-energy bases in Liaoning and neighboring Inner Mongolia, and increase its installed capacity of clean energy to 6 million kilowatts before the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan.

Beijing parks launch holiday ice-snow events

More than 20 parks in Beijing, including the Summer Palace, Beihai Park and the Olympic Forest Park, have launched activities for the ice and snow season, according to the municipal forestry and parks bureau on Saturday. The city's parks have various venues — such as natural ice rinks and artificial snow areas — available for visitors. "Rivers, lakes and squares in some parks are being used for ice and snow activities," said Peng Qiang, head of the bureau's park administration office. "There are winter activities such as sledging, slides and ice skating available," she added. Beijing's ice and snow season is expected to last until mid-February.

Xinhua