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The great corridors西电东送 · 南水北调

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UHV power lines in service
340 GW
West-east transfer capacity
44.8 bn m³
Water sent north per year (planned)
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Re-plumbing a continent

Two corridors on one map. Red lines carry electricity west-to-east (西电东送); blue lines move water south-to-north (南水北调). Toggle to isolate one.

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The two corridors

By the numbers

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The lines and the routes

A representative set of the major ultra-high-voltage corridors, and the three water routes.

West-East power: major UHV corridors
South-North water: the three routes
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Field notes

Why China moves the resource, not the people.