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- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
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Interconnector
China (LI) – North Korea interconnection
81st-largest interconnector in China of 81 · top 98% worldwide (#688 of 704)
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Length
- 366 km
- Connects to
- North Korea
- Geometry
- Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route
Comparable interconnectors · China · 81 ranked
- #1China (GD) – China (YU) interconnection29.7 GW
- #79China (GX) – Viet Nam interconnection70 MW
- #80China (YU) – Laos interconnection60 MW
- #81China (LI) – North Korea interconnection50 MW
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Pyongyang power station2.6 km · Power Plant · 700 MW · coal
- East Pyongyang power station7.1 km · Power Plant · 200 MW · coal
- Ch'ollima Steel Complex steel plant17 km · Iron & Steel Plant
- Korea Building Materials Sunghori Cement Plant21 km · Cement Plant
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No data can be found on exact existing transmission capacities, but it is reported that China imported 35,974 MWh in September 2021. Assuming this is close to the maximum available capacity considering supply constraints and large electricity needs in China (see sources) this equals roughly 50 MW (35,974/30 days/24 hours). No concrete plans found for new transmission lines between PRK and China despite growing electricity exports from PRK.
SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)