HVDC Gezhouba - Shanghai
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The HVDC Gezhouba–Shanghai is a high voltage direct current electric power transmission
system between Gezhouba
and Nanqiao near Shanghai
, China
put in service in 1989. The bipolar 1046 kilometres (650 mi) line is rated at 500 kV and a maximum power of 1,200 MW.
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Coordinates
Gezhouba Static Inverter Plant
30°43′44"N 111°14′39"E
China - Nan Qiao Static Inverter Plant
30°57′22"N 121°24′48"E
Electric power transmission
Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...
system between Gezhouba
Gezhouba Dam
The Gezhouba Dam or Gezhouba Water Control Project on the Yangtze River is located in the western suburbs of Yichang City in central China's Hubei province. The dam sits a few kilometers upstream from downtown Yichang, just downstream of the fall of the Huangbo River into the Yangtze. Construction...
and Nanqiao near Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
put in service in 1989. The bipolar 1046 kilometres (650 mi) line is rated at 500 kV and a maximum power of 1,200 MW.