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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
CHENGDU, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — A pilot project under the Jinsha River Upper Reaches New Energy Initiative was successfully put into operation and connected to the power grid on Tuesday.
The photovoltaic power plant (PVP) in Batan County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, southwest China, was developed by China Huadian Corporation Ltd., a major state-owned power company. The PVP has a capacity of 1.2 million kW and is a key project of China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025).
The project, located at an altitude of 4,000 to 5,100 meters above sea level in Batane, covers an area of approximately 25,000 mu (1,666.7 hectares) and consists of 2.17 million photovoltaic modules. The main infrastructure includes 122 kilometers of transmission lines and two 220-kilovolt smart substations.
Throughout construction, the project overcame a number of technical challenges, including exposure to high-altitude conditions, ice, earthquakes, and the stability of frozen soil foundations. These successes provided valuable experience for the development of large-scale photovoltaic projects in high-altitude regions.
As an important part of the clean energy base in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, the project created more than 2,000 jobs for local residents during construction, achieving a balance between construction, environmental protection, and improving the well-being of the residents.
Once operational, the project is expected to provide Central China with 2.1 billion kWh of clean electricity annually. This will offset 640,000 tons of equivalent coal consumption and prevent 1.7 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Its contribution will be critical to ensuring national energy security, optimizing the energy mix, promoting coordinated regional development, and achieving the country's goals of achieving carbon neutrality and peaking carbon emissions.
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