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Regional study on investment for transmission infrastructure in China based on the State Grid data

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Transmission infrastructure is an integral component of safeguarding the stability of electricity delivery. However, existing studies of transmission infrastructure mostly rely on a simple review of the network, while the analysis of investments remains rudimentary. This study conducted the first regionally focused analysis of investments in transmission infrastructure in China to help optimize its structure and reduce investment costs. Using State Grid data, the investment costs, under various voltages, for transmission lines and transformer substations are calculated. By analyzing the regional profile of cumulative investment in transmission infrastructure, we assess correlations between investment, population, and economic development across the regions. The recent development of ultra-high-voltage transmission networks will provide policy-makers new options for policy development.

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This research is supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2012CB955802), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51579004, 11272012, and 41171099) and the Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of Ministry of Education of China (No. 14YJC790136).

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  1. College of Government, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Wendong Wei & Guoping Li

  2. College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Xudong Wu & Xiaofang Wu

  3. School of Economics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Qiangmin Xi

  4. School of Economics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Xi Ji

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Wei, W., Wu, X., Wu, X. et al. Regional study on investment for transmission infrastructure in China based on the State Grid data. Front. Earth Sci. 11, 162–183 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-016-0581-4

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