China starts project to ensure enough power supply for Tibet by 2012

China starts project to ensure enough power supply for Tibet by 2012

Aug 11, 2010 - Xinhua

China initiated a project Thursday to integrate the electricity network in the Tibet Autonomous Region with that in the neighboring northwestern Qinghai Province, a power official told Xinhua.

The project aims to ensure enough power supply by 2012 for Tibet, which suffers from power shortages in cold seasons, said Liu Kejian, chairman of the Tibet Electric Power Company Ltd.