On September 25, the Ministry of Transport, National Energy Administration and State Grid Corporation of China signed an agreement to install shore power facilities along the Grand Canal, the government of China announced.
Under the agreement, public ports along the Grand Canal, which runs over 2,500 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, will all be able to provide shore-side electrical power for docking ships in the next two years. The facilities will also be installed in ports on the east coast and along the Yangtze River.
Shore power can reduce noise and save diesel while the ship stays at berth. The 130 small shore power facilities installed on three ports along the Grand Canal, in Zhejiang province, could cut carbon dioxide emissions by 3,950 tons and reduce fuel consumption by 1,250 tons a year, Xinhua informed.
The state grid company has currently more than 600 shore power facilities in ports.
