The surplus in Tibet central electric grid and hydropower delivery has normalized. As of October 23, Qinghai electric grid (in total) admits 319 million kilowatts equivalent to 97,700 tons of CO2 emissions cut from the Tibet Central electric grid, according to China State Grid Qinghai Bureau on Oct.29.

Tibet's hydropower resources contains 210 million kilowatts, and is important to China's sustainable energy base also known as “West powers the East.” In addition, the main stream of the Yarlung Tsangpo river is the most reliable source of Tibetan hydropower being sent out. With seasonal factors affecting Tibetan water supply, the Tibetan Central electric grid summer hydropower will be in relative surplus, exceeding demand and its long term existence.

According to director of the China State grid Qinghai Province power company control director Zhang Hongping, starting in June of 2015, the success and realization of Qinghai Tibetan direct current system has brought a burden. Since the start of Tibetan central electric grid sending hydropower to Qinghai, following the Northwestern state grid priority eliminating taxes on Tibetan hydropower and arranging the electric grid, within the year, The delivery of 319 million kilowatts of power to Qinghai province received taxes? Effective in supporting Qinghai’s needs, equivalent to transporting 39,2 00 tons of coal.

Zhang Hongping said, delivering hydropower has broken the bottleneck of Tibetan hydroelectric grid’s clean development improved efficiency of resource management, implemented methods of resources allocation and optimizing allocations. With each passing day Tibet’s hydropower delivery is notably benefiting the economy and society.