World's tallest power transmission tower wired across Yangtze River

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World's tallest power transmission tower wired across Yangtze River

STORY: World's tallest power transmission tower wired across Yangtze River DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the two power transmission towers STORYLINE: Two 385-meter-tall power transmission towers, the tallest of their kind in the world, began their wiring process Thursday in China's Jiangsu Province. The towers are wired across the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia. 　　 The twin towers stand at a distance of 2.6 km, connecting power lines in Taizhou on the north bank of the Yangtze and Wuxi in the south. 　　 The jumbos weigh about 13,000 tonnes in total. They are the crucial part of a 500-kV power transmission project spanning the river, which is one of the most technically difficult river-crossing network transmission projects in China. 　　 24 electricity wires weighing about 410 tonnes will be installed high above the busiest waterway in China. Water traffic control will be implemented to ensure the safety of the construct

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