Construction of the world highest wind power generation and energy storage project started in Nagqu City of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
Scheduled to be completed in 2025, the project is another example of China's advance of clean energy projects at its high-altitude areas.
With a total installed capacity of 100 megawatts, the wind turbines will be built at locations with an average altitude of 5,000 meters.
The project's energy storage system will be able to continuously provide 80,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in four hours.
"The project is located at the junction of the Sichuan-Xizang Highway and Qinghai-Xizang Highway. Upon its completion, it will be able to generate around 237 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year. That will be a very reliable support for energy supply in northern Tibet," said Hu Jiansheng, vice president of the Nagqu branch of CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy).
Highest wind power generation, storage project starts building in Tibet
A revised version of the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics took effect on Saturday, marking a significant step in China's efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the protection of its rich cultural heritage.
Since its implementation in November 1982, the law has undergone one revision and five amendments.
The latest version consists of eight chapters and 101 clauses.
For the first time, it clarifies the definition, scope, and objects of protection, as well as the subjects, standards and procedures for identifying cultural relics, as stipulated by the State Council.
It also places a stronger emphasis on government responsibility and enhances protection measures, addressing gaps in legal stipulations in these areas.
"For example, regarding the relationship between cultural relics preservation, socio-economic development and tourism project development, this revision introduces important rules, such as requiring investigations before construction and archaeological prospecting before transferring land," said Liang Ying, director of Administrative Law Department with Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The revised law has highlighted core issues, such as the protection, inheritance and utilization of cultural relics, providing a more solid legal foundation for the high-quality development of cultural relics.
China strengthens cultural relic protection with revised legal framework
