China Gets World's Largest Solar System

Published on: November 21, 2006

China will be home to the world’s largest solar power station to date.


The 100 MW project, which will cost about 6.03 billion yuan (US$765 million) will be built in Dunhuang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province. It will be completed in about five years.


The city government signed a letter of intent with the Zhonghao New Energy Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd.


The plant will covering 31,200 square meters, in a city which receives 3,362 hours of sunshine a year, and a prime area for solar energy because of its easy access to electricity transmission and communications.


The world’s largest solar plant is currently in Leipzig, Germany. The 5 MW project has 33,500 solar panels.

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