State Grid: Construction tasks in the first quarter exceeded milestone plans

On April 2, it was learned from the State Grid Infrastructure Department that in the first quarter of this year, State Grid Corporation of China started 7,206 kilometers and 42.87 million kilovolt-amperes of 110 kV and above power grid infrastructure projects, and put into operation 7,201 kilometers and 59.4 million kilovolt-amperes, completing 14.7% and 18.1% of the annual tasks, exceeding the milestone plan, and the results of the resumption of work have begun to show.

Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus this year, the company’s Party Committee has conscientiously implemented the central government’s decision-making and deployment on epidemic prevention and control and orderly promotion of resumption of work and production, put forward the requirements of "one improvement and six strengthenings", and introduced 30 measures to coordinate the promotion of epidemic prevention and control and resumption of work and production.

The company's infrastructure front conscientiously implemented the requirements of the company's party committee, adhered to the principle of "no adjustment to the plan, no reduction in tasks, and no change in goals", combined with the actual situation of power grid construction, and made every effort to promote epidemic prevention and control and resumption of work and production. The company has studied and proposed ten measures, including "making every effort to prevent and control the epidemic and make preparations for resumption of work", clarified the arrangements for resumption of work, and promoted a number of major projects to speed up implementation and construction; held many meetings to promote project construction, material supply guarantee meetings, and power outage plan coordination meetings to promote substantial resumption of production and full-load operation; optimized and adjusted the annual power grid construction plan, compiled and issued daily reports on resumption of work and weekly reports on project construction, tracked and supervised the resumption of work and construction of projects, and guided the orderly construction of various units; issued guidance opinions on precise prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic at infrastructure construction sites, detailed and implemented the allocation standards of epidemic prevention materials, the grid-based prevention and control organization system, and on-site guarantee measures, and guided various units to carry out precise prevention and control by classification; issued a notice on technical and economic management related work during the period of full resumption of construction and epidemic prevention, and timely included the relevant expenses caused by the implementation of epidemic prevention and control requirements into the total cost of the project to ensure the smooth construction of the project.

All units responded positively and took quick action, communicating with local governments, making full use of the idle period before entering the site, handling construction procedures in advance, and actively striving for resumption of work policies; establishing special isolation points, using chartered flights and special vehicles, and preemptively implementing construction teams; using off-site review, agreed inventory, cross-regional transfers, and other methods to ensure material supply needs. The company made multiple advances and quickly set off a wave of resumption of work.

As of March 12, key AC and DC projects such as Qinghai-Henan UHV DC, Zhangbei-Xiong'an UHV AC, Zhangbei flexible DC, Ali interconnection, "three regions and two states", border villages, Winter Olympics supporting facilities, and Xiong'an New Area construction have resumed work. All 35 kV and above transmission and transformation projects under construction in the company system except Hubei have resumed work, achieving the resumption target three days ahead of schedule. As of the end of the first quarter, State Grid Hubei Electric Power has resumed work on 52 projects of 35 kV and above, with a resumption rate of 32%. 233 projects including the Shaanxi-Hubei UHV DC project, the 750 kV Shaanxi converter station supporting transmission, and the 500 kV Sichuan Yazhong UHV supporting project have started construction. 463 projects including the 500 kV Guanting and Xinfeng transmission and transformation projects have been put into production on schedule, exceeding the milestone plan and successfully achieving the first quarter construction goals.