China Energy's 3 Million Kilowatt Photovoltaic Base, located in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia, was successfully connected to the grid on Tuesday, marking the commencement of operation for China's largest solar power facility built on a coal mining subsidence zone.
With a total installed capacity of 3 million kilowatts, the project involved the installation of approximately 5.9 million photovoltaic panels, spanning over 70 million square meters, an area equivalent to 10,000 standard football fields.
This ambitious project has contributed to China's efforts to rehabilitate degraded land and is also a key part of the country's broader energy strategy, contributing to the west-to-east power transmission system that aims to transport electricity from the western regions to the eastern, industrialized parts of the country.
"The project generates 5.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to power 2 million households for a year. It saves 1.71 million tons of standard coal and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 4.7 million tons annually," said Dong Weidong, head of the China Energy Inner Mongolia Company.
Yang Yingxin, governor of Otog Front Banner, Inner Mongolia, expressed pride in the construction team's efficiency.
"The construction team completed the 20-month photovoltaic project in just 14 months, achieving full-capacity grid connection. The electricity generated is transmitted through a 1,238-kilometer transmission line, delivering clean energy to Linyi, Shandong. The Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station has also become the largest single-grid-connected new energy project in Inner Mongolia," Yang said.
China starts operation of solar plant built on subsided coal mine
The 7th Hongqiao International Economic Forum, an important part of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), held multiple sub-forums at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on Tuesday, exploring high-standard opening up for global common good.
Under the theme of "High-Standard Opening up for Universally Beneficial and Inclusive Economic Globalization," the forum features a main forum and 19 sub-forums under "1 plus 4" sections, which are the Press Release and International Symposium on World Openness Report 2024 and parallel sessions under Opening-up for Development, Opening-up for Cooperation, Opening-up for Innovation and Opening-up for Sharing.
Under the Opening-up for Development session, two sub-forums titled "Industrial Development and Sustainable Cities: Innovative and Inclusive Synergy Strategy" and "Sustainable Development of Global South and China-Africa Cooperation" were held on Tuesday.
Under the Opening-up for Cooperation session, two sub-forums titled "China and 30 Years of the WTO: History and Evolution" and "International Cooperation on Standards for High-Quality Development of the Manufacturing Industry" were held.
While, three sub-forums were held under the Opening-up for Innovation, titled "Artificial Intelligence Empowering New Industrialization", "New Energy Storage Driving Future Energy Transformation" and "Digital Finance Boosting Global Economic and Trade Development".
The Press Release and International Symposium on World Openness Report 2024 was also held on Tuesday. The report presents a panoramic view of the latest global opening up situation and the progress and setbacks of countries in opening up, aiming to build further consensus on opening up and promote common opening up worldwide.
Hongqiao Int'l Economic Forum explores high-standard opening up for global common good
