A 900-MW solar farm has begun commercial operation in northwestern China's Qinghai province, located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, state media China Daily reported.
The photovoltaic farm, built by China Three Gorges Corporation in Gonghe county of Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, spans 1,540 hectares at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the developer said.
It is the second phase of an ultra-high voltage transmission line project that sends electricity from Qinghai to Henan province in central China.
On average, the solar farm is expected to generate 2.1 TWh of clean energy annually, equivalent to cutting around 640,000 tonnes of standard coal consumption and reducing carbon emissions by 1.74 million tonnes.
Situated on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, Qinghai province has abundant renewable resources such as hydropower, wind and solar due to its high-altitude landscape. The region is well-suited to develop green energy given its strong solar irradiation.
China Three Gorges, one of the country's largest renewable energy developers, said the project's commercial launch was in line with Beijing's carbon neutrality goals as well as efforts to boost national power supplies and economic development in Qinghai.
(Writing by Alex Guo Editing by Harry Huo)
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