During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Inner Mongolia has strengthened its role in safeguarding national energy security through coal, electricity, oil, and gas resources. The regional government highlighted these efforts in a press conference held on December 9.
The Inner Mongolia Energy Bureau announced that coal transportation capacity has significantly improved. As a key national coal supply base, the region has expanded its railway network, completing 17 coal transport routes, including the Zhungeer-Datong, Zhungeer-Shuozhou, and Haoji Railway lines. These routes provide an annual transport capacity of approximately 1.45 billion tons, ensuring the delivery of around 780 million tons of coal annually to major consumption areas in Northeast, North, East, South, and Central China.
Additionally, Inner Mongolia has optimized its power grid infrastructure, approving 42 new 500-kilovolt power grid projects and completing 18. By the end of this year, at least five more 500-kilovolt projects are expected to be operational. The eastern Inner Mongolia grid has established a "seven-horizontal, one-vertical" main framework, while the western grid is nearing completion of a "four-horizontal, six-vertical" structure. With 67,000 kilometers of 220-kilovolt and above transmission lines—equivalent to circling the Earth 1.6 times—the region boasts an external power transmission capacity of about 75 million kilowatts, ensuring stable electricity supply and efficient integration of renewable energy.
Furthermore, Inner Mongolia has enhanced its natural gas pipeline network, expanding coverage and interconnectivity. The region now has over 7,400 kilometers of long-distance oil and gas pipelines, with an annual crude oil transport capacity of 37 million tons and refined oil capacity of 3.91 million tons. The natural gas pipeline network serves 47 counties across nine leagues, with an annual transmission capacity exceeding 110 billion cubic meters.
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