(260421) -- GUANGZHOU, April 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025 shows a section of power transmission line of the China-Laos 500-kV interconnection project in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. China's first 500-kV cross-border alternating-current power interconnection project went into operation on Monday, sharply expanding electricity exchange capacity between China and Laos, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. said.
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