Chinese power line projects seek private capital in sign of infrastructure shift
South China Morning Post
by Xinyi WuFebruary 13, 2026
In the latest sign of China’s push to channel private capital into infrastructure, several local governments have begun actively seeking private investors for two major ultra-high-voltage power line projects – the first schemes of their kind to open up to non-state funding since a Beijing directive encouraging the practice last November.
China is building a series of vast power lines to funnel clean energy from its resource-rich but sparsely populated western regions to power-hungry industrial...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/13/2026