Xinhua Headlines: China, Laos boost energy ties with new 500-kV cross-border power link

KUNMING/VIENTIANE, April 21 (Xinhua) -- China's first 500-kV cross-border alternating-current power link went into operation Monday, marking a new step in energy cooperation between China and Laos. The project, the largest and highest-voltage power connection between the two countries, triples cross-border transmission capacity from 50 megawatts to 150 megawatts. It is expected to transmit 3 billion kWh of clean

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