This report investigates China's proposal for a Global Energy Interconnection (GEI), an eighteen-line ultra-high voltage (UHV) network linking over 80 countries with renewable energy and smart-grid infrastructure. The RGEI initiative was launched at the 9th Clean Energy Ministerial in Copenhagen/Malmö in May 2018. : 92 The scope of. be more competitive than fossil fuels. GEI is a global emission reduction plan than can achieve the goals in Paris Agreement. The project represents a major geopolitical development with profound implications.