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Zhang Zhigang

Zhang Zhigang

Chairman, State Grid Corporation of China

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"These projects will drive the upgrade and innovation of electrical equipment manufacturing and related industries, advancing China's high-end equipment manufacturing and building a modern power industry system." — Zhang Zhigang, 2024

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China commits $574 billion to build world's largest power grid expansion

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Leading implementation of $574B investment plan

China installed more wind and solar capacity in 2024 than the United States has ever built—360 gigawatts in a single year. The problem: much of that clean power sits stranded in remote western deserts, thousands of kilometers from the factories and cities that need it. State Grid Corporation of China just announced $574 billion to fix that.

Updated Jan 15