Longyuan Power, a subsidiary of the Chinese group CHN Energy (CEIC), has started building the 2.5 GW Tengger Desert wind power project, located in the Autonomous Region of Ningxia, in northern China. This marks the start of development of China’s inaugural Desert-Gobi renewable energy base, which has a planned total capacity of 13 GW. The Tengger Desert wind power project features three wind parks, namely Haiyuan (1 GW), Shapotou (1 GW) and Zhongwei (0.5 GW).
According to China’s National Energy Administration (NEA), China’s wind and solar power generation capacity surpassed its thermal generation capacity for the first time in March 2025. Solar and wind capacity surged to 1,482 GW at the end of March 2025, against 1,451 GW for thermal. China had originally set a goal to reach 1,200 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, but reached this target in 2024, six years ahead of schedule. The country plans to peak emissions by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060.
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