Wind power project with highest altitude starts operation in Xinjiang

The first turbines of a 300-megawatt wind power project in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were linked to the grid Monday, according to China Huaneng Group.

Located in Aheqi County in Kizilsu's Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, the project is the highest-altitude wind farm now operating in northwest China, reaching elevations of 3,700 meters.

The project will feature 45 turbines of 6.7 megawatts each, and a 30-megawatt storage station able to hold 60 megawatt-hours of power.

"Once fully operational, the project is expected to generate an average of 610 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, meeting the annual power demand of around 20,000 households, which is equivalent to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 500,000 tonnes per year. It will effectively enhance the local energy security and continuously promote green and low-carbon development," said Dong Guoqiang, project manager at China Huaneng Group.

China's Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov co-chaired a new round of strategic security consultation between the two countries in Beijing on Tuesday.

During the consultation, the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on current global strategic stability and multilateral arms control, and reached broad consensus.

Both sides agreed that the current global strategic stability is facing severe challenges.

They agreed that China and Russia, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, would continue to enhance strategic coordination, firmly support multilateralism, actively safeguard the authority and effectiveness of international arms control treaties and mechanisms, and contribute to maintaining global strategic stability and promoting world peace and security.