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China Proposes Underground Network for Energy Security

3/8/2026

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Energy experts in China advocate for an underground network in the western region to enhance national security and protect vital energy and defense facilities.
Zhang Shishu, a chief technical expert at Power Construction Corporation of China, emphasized the need for critical infrastructure to be buried deep underground, making it less detectable.
The proposal cites hydropower hubs and oil fields as suitable underground storage sites.

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Energy experts in China advocate for an underground network in the western region to enhance national security and protect vital energy and defense facilities.
Zhang Shishu, a chief technical expert at Power Construction Corporation of China, emphasized the need for critical infrastructure to be buried deep underground, making it less detectable.
The proposal cites hydropower hubs and oil fields as suitable underground storage sites.