(TibetanReview.net, May19’24) — Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), which is roughly the western half of Tibet proper, will transmit two billion kWh of clean electricity to 16 other provincial-level regions of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) this year, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency May 19, citing the regional power company.
The report cited the State Grid Xizang Electric Power Company as saying clean energy is expected to help China’s central and eastern regions reduce the emission of carbon dioxide by 1.6 million tonnes and sulphur dioxide by 50,000 tonnes, respectively. “Xizang” or “Xizang Autonomous Region” is China’s name for TAR.
The report noted that the TAR boasts abundant solar, hydraulic and wind power resources, which enabled it to begin sending electricity to other provincial-level regions of the PRC for the first time in 2015.
As of 2023, the region had delivered more than 13.9 billion kWh of clean energy, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 20.64 million tonnes, and creating economic benefits of about 3.7 billion yuan (about 520.8 million US dollars), the report added.