PVTIME – Recently, the Ruoqiang PV project, the largest single installed PV solar power plant in China, was connected to the national grid and put into operation in the desert of the Xinjiang region.
Located in the southeastern Taklamakan Desert, this particular colossal PV project with an installed capacity of 4GW has been developed and operated by China Green Electricity Investment since August 2023, with a total investment of 15.588 billion Yuan. It is the first phase of a series of large-scale clean energy projects in Xinjiang and is part of China’s broader agenda to reduce carbon emissions and increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix.
The Ruoqiang PV project plays an important role in Xinjiang’s green and low-carbon energy transformation. Once operational, it is expected to generate 6.9 billion kWh of electricity annually, which can be used by 2 million households per year, saving 2,082,400 tonnes of raw coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 5,718,700 tonnes.
In addition, the Ruoqiang PV project, which covers an area of approximately 76 square kilometres, equivalent to the size of 10,647 standard football fields, has been designed to act as a wind and sand barrier, with a sand blocking area of 17.2 million square metres.
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