[3][4] In the southern region of Garzê Prefecture in Sichuan and the Chamdo area in Tibet, where the average elevation exceeds 3,500 meters, over 700,000 farmers and herdsmen lack reliable access to electricity.
[5] The Sichuan-Tibet Interconnection Project links the Tibet-Changdu power grid with the Sichuan power grid, situated on the "Three Rivers Nature Reserve" fault zone where the Jinsha, Nu, and Lancang Rivers converge, recognized as one of the most intricate geological formations and a region with extensive geologic hazards in the world.
[8] In January 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the engineering feasibility study program.
This is another significant electricity transmission and transformation initiative that crosses alpine and high-altitude regions following the Qinghai-Tibet Networking Project.
Yu Zhengsheng, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attended the ceremony in Beijing and declared the project's commencement of operations.