China has started construction of the 1 GW Shandong Dongying Kenli offshore solar power plant, located about 8 km off the coast of the Shandong Province in Laizhou Bay. The project, which is estimated to require an investment of CNY8bn (US$1.1bn), will be able to generate nearly 1.8 TWh/year of power once completed. Shandong Dongying Kenli is currently the wolrd's largest offshore solar plant project.
In 2022, China’s Shandong Province launched a tender to build 10 pile-based fixed offshore solar PV plants with a total installed capacity of 11.25 GW. The Shandong Dongying Kenli plant is one of the winning projects of this tender.
In 2022, China’s installed capacity for renewables surpassed 1,100 GW (with 413 GW for hydro, 365 GW for wind and 393 GW for solar) and power production from renewables exceeded 2,500 TWh. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) expects the country to reach 1,200 GW of solar capacity by 2030.
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