South China University of Technology (SCUT), School of Electric Power Engineering:

South China University of Technology (SCUT), a distinguished not-for-profit institution, ranks prominently in prominent global and national university lists. SCUT is one of the 36 Class-A universities in Double First-Class University Plan of China. It excels in various fields, ranking 6th in the nation for disciplines in the ESI global top 1%, and holding the 1st position in South China. In the 2023 US News China University Rankings, SCUT is nationally ranked 17th, showcasing its dedication to academic and research excellence.

Within SCUT, the School of Electric Power Engineering further demonstrates the institution’s commitment to academic and research excellence. The school comprises three faculties: Electric Power System, Power Electronics, and Power Engineering. In the last five years, the School of Electric Power Engineering has secured a number of key projects sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Basic Research Program of China, and more than 80 projects sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province. Over 450 projects have been undertaken with support from influential industry companies such as the China Southern Power Grid. This robust scientific research portfolio positions the School as a leading role in China’s academic and research landscape.

 

China Southern Power Grid, Co. Ltd (CSG):

China Southern Power Grid, Co. Ltd (CSG) is one of the two Chinese state-owned enterprises established in 2002 in a power system reform promulgated by the State Council, the other being the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). It is overseen by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and it manages investment, construction and management of power transmission, transformation and distribution covering China’s five southern provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan, while power generation is done by five other power generation groups. The company is headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong.

 

CSG EHV Power Transmission Company(EHV):

As a branch company of CSG, CSG EHV Power Transmission Company (EHV) fulfills the responsibilities of a planning participant, construction executor, operation maintainer and management supervisor for the inter-provincial and trans-regional backbone grids and important interconnection lines of CSG. It is a backbone enterprise implementing the national strategy of “West-to-East Power Transmission”.

EVH is committed to building a green and low-carbon energy system. As of July 2023, it had sold over 3,000 TWh of power in total, equivalent to the annual energy output of about 34 Three Gorges Hydropower Stations, and clean hydropower accounted for over 80% of the transmitted power. In recent years, the annual power sale has exceeded 200 TWh for four consecutive years, and the power transmitted to Guangdong and Guangxi accounts for about one fifth of the total electricity consumption there. EHV has completed, operated and maintained 8 AC and 10 DC transmission lines operating at 500 kV or above for the West-to-East Power Transmission Project, reaching the power transmission capacity of 53.20 TW at the sending end.

The CSG main grid managed by EHV has become a modern regional grid that has the highest technology content and plays the best role of optimal resources allocation in China, and many operation and maintenance indexes and technical standards of the main grid rank among the top in the world. In the background of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals and building a new power system based on new energy, during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period and in the medium and long terms, EHV will hold out immense and good prospects of development. The West-to-East Power Transmission Project will usher in a new round of leap-forward development and the Project of Power Transmission from Southeast Tibet Clean Energy Bases to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been included in the national power development planning during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period . EHV will strive to increase the clean power transmission outside CSG area by 40 GW by 2030.