Electricity consumption across Tibet doubles in past five years

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Photo taken on July 9, 2017 shows a photovoltaic power station in Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Electricity consumption across Tibet has doubled in the past five years. For those living in the region, a stable supply of electricity not only powers the home but also a better life. (Photo by Liu Dongjun/Xinhua)

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Villagers watch TV in their home in Zhaxizom Township in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2020. Electricity consumption across Tibet has doubled in the past five years. For those living in the region, a stable supply of electricity not only powers the home but also a better life. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2020 shows a transmission tower of a power grid interconnection project in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Electricity consumption across Tibet has doubled in the past five years. For those living in the region, a stable supply of electricity not only powers the home but also a better life. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2018 shows the Zam Hydropower Station in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Electricity consumption across Tibet has doubled in the past five years. For those living in the region, a stable supply of electricity not only powers the home but also a better life. (Photo by Dong Zhixiong/Xinhua)

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Aerial photo taken on Nov. 29, 2020 shows a 220-kilovolt substation of a power grid interconnection project in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Electricity consumption across Tibet has doubled in the past five years. For those living in the region, a stable supply of electricity not only powers the home but also a better life. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

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Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2020 shows transmission towers of a power grid interconnection project in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Electricity consumption across Tibet has doubled in the past five years. For those living in the region, a stable supply of electricity not only powers the home but also a better life. (Xinhua)