China’s Giant Renewables Project Will Redraw Energy Map (2)

China is reported to be planning a giant 400-gigawatt wind and solar project that would redraw the global energy map, adding about as much renewable capacity as currently in all of Europe.

The project would be based in desert areas and close to long-distance ultra-high-voltage power lines, Zhu Yue, an analyst at Industrial Securities Co. said Thursday in a note that’s since been widely debated in local media. That likely means in western China, where existing and planned power lines link renewables projects to demand centers in the east.

China’s plan could be outlined at a forthcoming important international ...