Yalong River Hydropower Development, a subsidiary of China’s State Development & Investment Corp. (SDIC), has commissioned the 1 GW Suorong PV power plant in Sichuan province, China (pv-magazine, 27/01/2026).
The power plant is located within the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, at an altitude of approximately 4,600 m above sea level. This makes Suorong the third-highest PV power facility worldwide, following China Huadian Corp.’s 100 MW plant at 5,228 m and Dynavolt Renewable Energy Technology’s 40 MW/193 MWh solar-plus-storage project at 4,700 m.
The Suorong project is part of a broader hydro-solar hybrid configuration that combines PV generation with upstream hydropower flexibility. This combination helps smooth output variability and improve the utilisation of existing transmission corridors. Electricity from the solar plant is delivered through the same grid infrastructure as nearby hydropower facilities operated by SDIC subsidiary Yalong Hydro along the Yalong River, which together have a combined installed capacity of approximately 21 GW.
China’s total installed solar capacity increased by 46% in 2024, rising by 278 GW to reach 888 GW (i.e., 27% of the total capacity), following additions of 217 GW in 2023 and 86 GW in 2022. Solar power accounted for about 8% of total electricity generation in 2024 (Enerdata Global Energy Research).
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