Conditions not ripe for China to raise standards
The source added that it is for the time being not feasible for the country to generally raise the design standards for grid equipment as this may triple related investment and greatly raise the electricity supply cost.
It is learned that after the snow havoc the State Grid Corporation has sent technicians to do on-site investigations into the necessity to raise the design standards for power equipment.
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