At 24:00 on July 20, 2026, in the centralized control room of the ± 800 kV Hami to Chongqing ultra-high voltage direct current transmission project, the cumulative power transmission amount displayed on the digital screen was frozen at 30.174 billion kilowatt hours. Starting from Hami, Xinjiang, this 2260 kilometer energy artery spans across 5 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, converting wind and light from the Gobi Desert into a continuous stream of clean electricity that is delivered to factories, data centers, and thousands of households in mountainous cities. During the peak summer season, the maximum transmission power of the project reaches 6 million kilowatts, which can bear about one-fifth of the peak electricity load of Chongqing power grid. From 0 to 30 billion, this number represents the growth of a green energy channel and a precise handshake between Western computing power and Eastern demand.

The ultra-high voltage channel spans across five provinces and regions

The Xinjiang Electricity to Chongqing Project has a total length of 2260 kilometers, spanning five provinces and municipalities including Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Chongqing. As one of the important channels for China's West East power transmission, this project will convert the abundant wind and solar energy resources in Hami, Xinjiang into stable electricity and directly deliver it to the Chongqing load center.

As of July 20, 2026, the cumulative power transmission of the project has exceeded 30 billion kilowatt hours, reaching 30.174 billion kilowatt hours, with a maximum daily power transmission of 145 million kilowatt hours. During the peak summer season, the maximum transmission power of the project is 6 million kilowatts, which can bear about one-fifth of the peak electricity load of Chongqing's power grid and become a key support for ensuring Chongqing's summer power supply.

The Hami region in Xinjiang is rich in wind energy resources and abundant in sunlight, making it an important new energy base in China. The Xinjiang Electricity to Chongqing Project has transformed this resource advantage into an economic advantage and provided Chongqing with a stable and reliable source of green electricity. The 2260 kilometer transmission line is not only a physical distance crossing, but also a channel for optimizing the configuration of clean energy.

Green electricity empowers the upgrading of the computing power industry

Green electricity continues to enter Chongqing, providing solid energy support for the development of the local digital economy and artificial intelligence industry. Chongqing has gathered a large number of science and technology innovation and automotive intelligence enterprises, with continuous expansion of business such as large model training, intelligent simulation, and computing power services, and long-term high-level operation of computing power clusters.

The demand for electricity in the artificial intelligence industry is not only large in scale, but also requires stability and reliability. Relying on the stable supply of green electricity from the Xinjiang Electricity to Chongqing Project, Xinjiang's high-quality new energy resources have achieved precise integration with Chongqing's computing power market. This channel has opened up a collaborative development path for Xinjiang electricity to enter Chongqing and Xinjiang computing to enter Chongqing, helping to build a computing power transmission channel from Central Asia to Xinjiang, Chongqing to Southeast Asia, and empowering the upgrading of the western artificial intelligence industry with green and clean energy.

With every step increase in computing power, power security must follow suit. The green electricity provided by the Xinjiang Electric Power Project in Chongqing is becoming the energy foundation for the development of Chongqing's digital economy. From model training to intelligent simulation, from cloud computing to big data processing, this energy artery has truly propelled computing power in the western region.

Fighting against high temperatures to safeguard the energy artery

In July 2026, some areas of Xinjiang experienced complex weather conditions such as high temperatures, droughts, and rainfall, with local temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius, posing severe challenges to the safe and stable operation of ultra-high voltage equipment.

The operation and maintenance personnel of the ± 800 kV Barkol converter station rely on digital control methods such as fully automatic inspection, valve hall infrared temperature measurement, and intelligent security monitoring to continuously monitor the operation status of core equipment such as valve towers and cooling systems 24 hours a day. The operation and maintenance team will increase the frequency of special inspections during high temperature weather, carefully investigate equipment hazards, timely clear drainage facilities, and make every effort to ensure the safe and stable operation of the energy artery. Keywords: Infrastructure News Network, Ultra High Voltage, Power Transmission

The operation and maintenance personnel of the ± 800 kV Yubei converter station strengthen duty control, refine equipment inspection, timely collect and analyze key parameters such as the oil spectrum of the converter transformer and the temperature of the converter valve, and dynamically handle various operational risks in a closed-loop manner. From the Gobi Desert in Xinjiang to the mountainous areas of Chongqing, two converter stations face each other from afar, and operation and maintenance personnel guard the safe operation of this green energy channel with perseverance and wisdom. When the equipment is baked in high temperatures and the load continues to rise, it is these unknown guardians who ensure the safe delivery of 30 billion kilowatt hours of green electricity to thousands of households.Editor/Gao Xue