Tianjin Electric Power Company are to invest 7 billion yuan on smart grid project

North China’s port city of Tianjin is to invest some 7 billion yuan to speed up smart grid construction, according to a source with Tianjin Electric Power Company. The investment will mostly go to main electric grid construction as well as power distribution network construction and upgrades, according to the source. Main construction works include Jinghai 500 KV power transmission and transformation project, environmental protection industrial park 220 KV power transmission and transformation project, as well as other grid network construction projects.