China’s CHN Energy has connected to the grid the 500 MW second phase of its 1 GW Dachaidan solar PV project, located in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province (western China). The project, which required an investment of CNY 4.38bn (US$606m), will be able to generate 1.8 TWh/year of electricity, enough to supply about 1.6 million Chinese households.
The solar plant is expected to allow the reduction of coal consumption by about 561 kt/year and reduce emissions by nearly 1.7 Mt/year.
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 the country to reach 1,200 GW of solar capacity by 2030.
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