URUMQI, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A 220kV power transmission and transformation project located in a rare metal mine industrial park in Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, was completed on Saturday, according to the State Grid Corporation of China.
The project, with a total investment of about 586 million yuan (about 82.2 million U.S. dollars), is 210 km long, crossing plains, deserts and mountains. The project consists of one 220kV substation and 560 towers. The highest tower stands 5,390 meters above sea level, 47.3 meters higher than the previously highest tower located in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
