The Chinese energy company Huadian has connected to the national grid the 1 GW Tianjin Haijing solar PV power plant, located in the Tianjin Municipality (northern China). The project, built by the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group, is expected to generate 1.5 TWh/year of electricity. It will be able to reduce emissions by 1.25 MtCO2/year and meet the power consumption demands of about 1.5 million Chinese households.
The power plant covers an area of about 1,333 hectares in the Changlu salt fields, and features the integrated application of salt production, power generation and fisheries.
In 2021, China’s installed capacity for renewables surpassed 1,000 GW (with 391 GW for hydro, 328 GW for wind and 307 GW for solar) and power production from renewables exceeded 2,300 TWh. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) expects 450 GW of solar and wind capacity to be built in China’s desert regions and the country to reach 1,200 GW of solar capacity by 2030.
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