PLA launches first renewable local area electric grid

Source
China Military Online
Editor
Chen Zhuo
Time
2019-01-17 17:20:59
By Sun Xingwei and Yu Haiqing
 


Pictures show the renewable energy power stations (Photo by Lyu Dongdong)
 
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (ChinaMil) -- Good news sprout at the beginning of the new year. The first Renewable Local Area Electric Grid (RLAEG) of the Chinese military built for frontier defense troops in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has successfully generated electricity. It will benefit border troops there with safe and sufficient electricity.
 
The RLAEG refers to a local low-voltage distribution system that is constructed in areas not connected to the main national power grid and aims to provide safe, reliable, clean and efficient electricity by integrating renewable energy resources including wind, solar photovoltaics, and small hydropower.
 
It is reported that as the project is put in to operation, the power deficits such as lighting, heating, oxygen production, water pumping and equipment operation have been successfully reduced among frontier troops and local governments and residents. With renewable energy accounts for more than 90% in primary energy consumption, and the local energy self-sufficiency rate exceeds 90%, the project has effectively reduced the burden of logistics support in terms of oil and coal.
 

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