As of the end of January, the Belo Monte ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current (DC) transmission project in Brazil had transmitted more than 160 billion kilowatt-hours of power, which strongly supported the country's economic and social development and its clean and low-carbon energy transformation.
Invested, built and operated by State Grid Corporation of China, the Belo Monte UHV DC transmission project includes two phases, each of which has a rated transmission capacity of 4 million kilowatts and a voltage capacity of 800 kilovolts.
The first phase of the project is 2,084 kilometers long and was completed in December 2017. The second phase is 2,539 kilometers and was put into operation in October 2019.
The project has been in stable and safe operation since it went into service, sending clean hydropower energy generated from the Amazon Basin in North Brazil to the country's southeastern regions, which is an effective exporting of clean hydropower from the north and meets power demands of more than 22 million people in cities like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
The project promoted China's concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" and the sustainable development experience to Brazil while guaranteeing high-quality construction and operation. It has become a model of green development under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and has won several Chinese and international awards.
(Executive editor: Xie Yunxiao)
