China's first hydropower and photovoltaic complementary power generation project using a homegrown control system was officially put into operation on Saturday in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to China Huaneng Group.
The project has a total installed capacity of 5.43 million kilowatts, comprising 4.2 million kilowatts of hydropower and over 1.23 million kilowatts of photovoltaic power, said the group.
Through hydro-solar synergy and integrated storage and transmission, the project is expected to effectively solve the volatility problem brought about by large-scale grid connection of photovoltaic power, ensuring a safe and stable power supply for the region.
Major power generation project combining hydropower, photovoltaic power starts operation
China and Greece launched their first joint archaeological project at the Chinese School of Classical Studies at Athens on Friday.
Located in western Greece, the Aggelokastro project marks the first time that Chinese archaeologists have participated in leading roles of an excavation project in a core region of Western civilization.
The project is an important part of systematic cooperation between the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Chinese School of Classical Studies at Athens, and has been approved as part of a five-year joint archaeological program.
Aetolia-Acarnania, where Aggelokastro is located, has been an important area for Greek archaeological studies since the 19th century.
"Within the Aetolia-Acarnania area during the Hellenistic period (323 BC-31 BC), that's around China's late Warring States Period to early Han Dynasty, an Aetolian League was formed, and there were extensive cultural exchanges across the Eurasian continent. Now we can say that the ruins were a significant small city-state at that time. It is also hoped that we could discover some clues of ancient long-distance trade," said Li Xinwei, head of the Chinese School of Classical Studies at Athens, which was founded in November 2024 as the first research institute on classical civilizations established in Greece by an Asian country.
China, Greece launch first joint archaeological project, seeking clues of ancient trade
