Southwestern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region will put its first nuclear power unit into commercial operation in July 2015, sources reported recently.<br /> <br /> Upon completion, the first phase project of Fangcheng nuclear power station – western China’s first nuclear power station – is expected to provide 15 TWh of clean electricity for Guangxi annually, which equals coal consumption of 6 million tonnes.<br /> <br /> Investment in the first phase project was estimated to around 26 billion yuan ($4.23 billion).<br /> <br /> Operation of the nuclear power station, which will have six GW-level generating units, will boost the share of nuclear power to 10%, relevant officials said.<br /> <br /> Guangxi now has total installed capacity of 30.92 GW, with the share of hydro, thermal and wind power capacity at 49.7%, 49.9% and 0.4%, respectively.<br /> <br /> In order to ensure successful transmission of nuclear electricity, Guangxi Power Grid Company under China Southern Power Grid Corp invested 864 million yuan in building a 350-km 500KV transmission line, which was completed on December 16.<br /> <br /> <p> Another 500KV transmission line, connecting Nanning, capital city of Guangxi and the station, is expected to be finished next May. </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> <img src="/upfiles/news/image/20141223/20141223150230_0164.jpg" alt="" /> </p>