Global Energy Interconnection

The proposal is an eighteen-line backbone of ultra high voltage connections to link 80 countries in networks incorporating smart-grid technology and significant renewable energy sources.

[1]: 93  The third phase, proposed for the period 2030 to 2070, would develop Afro-Eurasian transcontinental grids linked by ultra high voltage systems.

[2][3] President Xi Jinping supports the proposal and has linked it to the principle of ecological civilization and highlighted it in international forums including a 2015 speech before the UN General Assembly.

[1]: 92  China seeks to gain support for the GEI in forums including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and at the Gulf Cooperation Council.

[1]: 92 This People's Republic of China corporation or company article is a stub.