en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 26, the "Global South" Power Partnership Development Forum, hosted by China Southern Power Grid Company, was held in Hong Kong. Nearly 40 power enterprises from the "Global South" jointly launched a cooperation initiative, proposing to jointly build power infrastructure, promote low-carbon technology applications, foster green investment cooperation, share power knowledge achievements, and work together to build a safe, reliable, green, low-carbon, flexible, and intelligent energy and power system, creating a safer, more prosperous, and sustainable energy future.
Leveraging the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative cooperation, China Southern Power Grid Company continues to deepen practical cooperation in the power sector with "Global South" countries, promoting green development through energy cooperation, empowering industrial upgrading through technological synergy, advancing knowledge sharing through standard interoperability, and enhancing people-to-people bonds through cultural exchanges, contributing Chinese corporate strength to the win-win cooperation of "Global South" nations.
Strengthening the Green Foundation, Connecting Cross-Border Energy
Making energy more accessible, affordable, and greener is a shared vision of "Global South" countries and a consistent goal of China Southern Power Grid Company in international energy and power cooperation. Leveraging its advantages in planning, development, investment, construction, operation management, and technological innovation in areas such as ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission, pumped storage hydropower, and new energy storage, the company precisely aligns with the energy transition needs of relevant countries, improves power grid infrastructure according to local conditions, and fully unlocks the potential of hydro, wind, and solar clean energy resources.
In April this year, a major engineering project under the China-Laos Community with a Shared Future Action Plan—the China-Laos 500 kV interconnection project—was officially put into operation. This project increases the power exchange capacity between China and Laos to 1.5 million kilowatts, 30 times that of the original lines, and can transmit approximately 3 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, significantly enhancing the cross-regional optimal allocation capacity of clean energy between the two countries.
Connectivity is a key driver of regional energy synergy. Over the past two decades, China Southern Power Grid Company has continuously promoted cross-border power interconnection in the Lancang-Mekong region, building a total of 17 cross-border transmission lines of 110 kV and above, with power exchange with Lancang-Mekong countries exceeding 84 billion kilowatt-hours, effectively optimizing resource allocation and improving overall energy efficiency.
With a multi-regional presence in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Latin America, a number of landmark green power projects have taken root and borne fruit.
In Southeast Asia, at the invitation of Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PLN, China Southern Power Grid Company systematically surveyed local energy supply and demand, grid structure, and policy environment, compiling the "Joint Research Report on the Development Plan for Electrochemical Energy Storage in Indonesia." This provides professional support for the formulation of technical standards, construction of business models, and improvement of regulatory policies for electrochemical energy storage projects in Indonesia. Additionally, China Southern Power Grid Company holds a stake in Malaysia's Edra Energy, assisting the Malaysian energy industry's transition towards low-carbon efficiency; it is investing in and developing Cambodia's first gigawatt-level pumped storage hydropower station, providing on-site construction advisory management and operation & maintenance support to facilitate the project's early completion and operation, thereby enhancing Cambodia's grid peak-shaving capacity and new energy integration level.
In Central Asia, China Southern Power Grid Company participates in the investment, construction, and operation of the Bash and Zankeldi grid-source integration projects in Uzbekistan. The projects are expected to provide approximately 3 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity locally each year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.6 million tons, and optimizing Central Asia's energy structure with green power.
In Latin America, Chile's first high-voltage direct current transmission line is under accelerated construction. Leveraging China's mature HVDC transmission technology, the project, upon completion, will establish an energy corridor from the resource-rich wind and solar areas of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile to the load center of the capital, Santiago. It is expected to transmit over 12.4 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 9.4 million tons, strongly supporting Chile's "decarbonization" goals and contributing to the sustainable development of local energy.
The complementary resource endowments of various countries and the synergy of Chinese and foreign technological advantages transform dormant wind, solar, and water resources into green momentum driving development. China Southern Power Grid Company continues to deeply cultivate the "Global South" power market, solidify cooperation in green power infrastructure, and work with all parties to build a new, green, inclusive, and resilient global energy development landscape.
Deepening Digital and Intelligent Innovation, Driving Power Transformation
Digitalization and intelligence are the inevitable paths for energy industry transformation. China Southern Power Grid Company proactively shares mature experience in digital grid construction, promoting the overseas implementation of digital power technologies and intelligent operation & maintenance solutions, helping "Global South" countries address distribution network weaknesses and improve modern power governance capabilities.
Egypt, along the Nile, has long been plagued by unstable distribution networks and high line losses. China Southern Power Grid Company led the implementation of the North Cairo Distribution Network Loss Reduction Pilot Project in Egypt. By piloting the AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) technical solution and sharing experience in lean line loss management, the project successfully reduced the comprehensive line loss rate in the pilot area from 17.6% to 6%, with an average daily reduction in lost electricity of approximately 15,000 kilowatt-hours, greatly improving local power supply quality. This comprehensive power quality management solution received high recognition from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. The acceptance report explicitly stated: "This project not only solved the distribution network problems in North Cairo but also provided valuable experience for the modernization transformation of Egypt's power industry."
In recent years, China Southern Power Grid Company has continuously promoted cross-border exchanges on cutting-edge renewable energy technologies, accelerated the overseas application of green technology achievements, fostered deep integration of digital intelligent technologies with local power systems, and jointly built smart energy systems, driving the transformation and upgrading of the energy industry.
In Cambodia, China Southern Power Grid Company collaborated with Upper Tatay Hydropower Company to develop a big data analysis system for equipment at the Tatay and Upper Tatay hydropower stations, adapting China's pumped storage AI analysis technology to shift station operation and maintenance from traditional offline manual management to online intelligent management. In Laos, "drones + online monitoring" are widely used, improving transmission line operation and maintenance efficiency by over 50%. In Peru, professional teams were dispatched to provide training on distribution network drone inspection technology for China Southern Power Grid's Peruvian subsidiary, Luz del Sur. Both parties jointly developed patents for drone power inspection and risk analysis systems, enhancing the intelligent operation and maintenance level of the local power grid.
Technological exchange builds the stage, while standard co-creation gathers strength. China Southern Power Grid Company insists on a two-pronged approach of technology export and standard synergy, promoting the compatibility, mutual recognition, and interoperability of Chinese power standards with those of "Global South" countries.
In January 2023, China Southern Power Grid Company, together with Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) and Electricité du Laos (EDL), initiated the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong Regional Power Technical Standards Promotion Association. This serves as an "international bridge" to enhance the compatibility of power standard systems, accelerate power interconnection, and raise the standardization and internationalization level of power technology and equipment in the Lancang-Mekong region. The association's membership has now expanded to six countries, with all parties engaging in deep cooperation in areas such as production capacity collaboration, cross-border economy, and power trade, comprehensively improving regional power standardization capabilities.
On the South American continent, with the implementation of China's HVDC transmission technology in Chile, China Southern Power Grid Company actively cooperates with Chilean power authorities to establish a local HVDC standard system, ensuring the simultaneous implementation of engineering construction and standard systems. It also assisted Luz del Sur in Peru in building a line loss management system, reducing the company's line loss rate to a historical low. The enterprise standard "Power Supply Security Capability Standard and Risk Assessment Method for Urban Medium-Voltage Distribution Networks," compiled and published by Peruvian experts based on China Southern Power Grid's technical standards, has become a milestone in the mutual recognition of technical standards in the energy field between China and Peru.
By opening up cooperation channels with advanced technology and expanding synergy space with unified standards, the green, digital, and intelligent power system continuously adapts to the actual development needs of various countries. China Southern Power Grid Company injects innovative momentum into the sustainable energy development of the "Global South."
Building People-to-People Bridges, Forging Warm Cooperation
Electricity lights up thousands of homes, and cooperation brings people closer. China Southern Power Grid Company consistently adheres to the principle of benefiting the people, organically combining energy infrastructure and technical assistance with livelihood improvement, talent cultivation, and public welfare support. While empowering the energy industry upgrade in various countries, it continuously enhances the sense of gain among local populations and solidifies the foundation of public goodwill between China and foreign countries.
Sofia, a resident of the Ancón community in northern Lima, the capital of Peru, has personally witnessed the dramatic changes brought by electricity. Before electrification, residents had to use flashlights to move around at night and relied on candles and kerosene lamps for home lighting, severely limiting their daily life and production. In December 2024, relying on Luz del Sur's "Lighting Up Ten Thousand Homes" project, the Ancón community was connected to the grid, completely ending the history of over 2,000 residents living without reliable electricity. Now, Sofia has electric lights installed at home and has added a refrigerator. With improved nighttime lighting, her father has set up a small stall at the intersection. "With electricity, our lives are gradually getting better," Sofia's simple words convey the genuine warmth of electricity benefiting the people.
Since its launch in 2024, the "Lighting Up Ten Thousand Homes" project has continuously focused on remote, unelectrified areas in Peru, addressing shortcomings in power infrastructure. It has connected over 26,000 households to a safe and stable grid, benefiting more than 130,000 residents, lighting up the path to happiness for overseas communities one beam at a time.
Energy development prioritizes talent. China Southern Power Grid Company places high importance on cultivating local power talent in the "Global South," building platforms for overseas study and further education, and reserving versatile core personnel for regional energy cooperation. Since 2011, China Southern Power Grid Company has sponsored 171 young people from the five Lancang-Mekong countries to study power-related majors in China, cultivating a group of power professionals proficient in both technical expertise and bilingual skills. Upon returning to their home countries, these international students have taken root on the front lines of power construction, becoming important bridges for promoting regional energy cooperation. Deng Zhiwen, a young Cambodian who graduated this year with a master's degree in power engineering from Sichuan University, stated that he will fully apply the professional knowledge and practical experience accumulated at university to actively participate in Cambodia-China power sector exchanges and cooperation, contributing to the energy cooperation between the two countries.
Talent cultivation requires persistent effort, and public welfare assistance demands continuous dedication. In promoting "Global South" power cooperation, China Southern Power Grid Company carries out public welfare assistance at multiple levels, supporting the sustainable development of the energy and power industry in partner countries.
In terms of technical empowerment, it conducted specialized training on distribution network loss reduction for the North Cairo Distribution Company in Egypt, introducing efficient methods and practical guidelines for loss reduction to over 50 local professionals. It jointly established a new power system technology joint laboratory with Laos, comprehensively advancing technical research, standard conversion, and talent cultivation, continuously enhancing Laos' localized technical capabilities in the power sector. It is also collaborating with Guangxi University to establish the China-ASEAN Energy Institute, normalizing talent cultivation and technological innovation in the energy field.
In terms of public welfare and community benefits, the company consistently fulfills its overseas social responsibilities. It has conducted the "Champa Flower" charity activity in Laos for 11 consecutive years, building two China-Laos friendship schools equipped with charity canteens, reading corners, and standard football fields, benefiting over 500 children. It has created the "Vinh Tan Light" public welfare brand in Vietnam, investing over 3 million yuan in total, covering areas such as education, healthcare, and environmental protection. It continues to support the "Hands of Hope" hearing-impaired education center in Laos and supports the broadcast of Laos' first sign language television news program, enabling 80,000 hearing-impaired individuals to access social information and share in development achievements.
Connected by electricity, sharing a common destiny. Looking ahead, China Southern Power Grid Company will always uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, continue to deepen comprehensive, multi-level, and broad practical cooperation with "Global South" power enterprises, jointly build the cornerstone of coordinated power development, promote resilient infrastructure construction, foster collaborative innovation in green technology, cultivate professional power talent teams, and work together to build a fair, inclusive, safe, reliable, and efficient global energy governance system. Through practical energy cooperation, it aims to consolidate win-win synergy and jointly paint a new picture of green and sustainable development for the "Global South."
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