What is China Southern power grid?

China Southern Power Grid (“Southern Grid”) is one of China’s two major state-owned power distributors that serve five southern provinces: Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan. The region has witnessed a rapid build-up of power generation capacity, from 275 GW in 2015 to 350 GW in 2020.

Does China have a digital power grid?

[Photo provided to China Daily] China Southern Power Grid has pledged to continue investing in digital power grid construction, including a digital grid across Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Will a digital power grid help China achieve a carbon peak?

A digital power grid will better facilitate the consumption of power increasingly produced by clean energy while further facilitating China's ambition to achieve a carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, he said.

Can China decarbonize the southern power grid by 2060?

Decarbonization of the Southern Power Grid in China is feasible by 2060 but requires converting a large cropland area to support solar and wind energy; expansion of hydropower will impact the transboundary rivers according to a power system optimization model set up for 2020–2060.

What is a southern power grid?

Southern power grids extend approximately 2,000 kilometers from east to west, covering a variety of sources for power generation, including water, coal, nuclear, pumped storage, oil, gas and wind.

Why is China's power grid creaking?

China ’s creaking grid represents a major constraint to progress on its green energy transition. During the first four months of this year alone, China invested Rmb122.9bn ($17bn) in its power grid projects, a 24.9 per cent year-on-year increase.