Following the connection of a new wind farm to the grid, the installed capacity of new energy in northwest China's Xinjiang exceeded 100 million kW on Monday, with the newly added capacity this year ranking first in the country, according to the State Grid Corporation of China.
As the second phase of the Shagehuang project on the Yushan Wind Farm in Hami was completed and connected to the grid, Xinjiang's new energy installed capacity now accounts for 55 percent of the autonomous region's total installed power capacity, topping any other energy sources to become the largest power source in the region.
Leveraging its abundant wind and solar resources and geographical advantages, Xinjiang has remarkably advanced its clean energy infrastructure. In 2024 alone, the region's newly installed capacity ranks first in China, claiming its significant achievements in clean energy development.
"By far, Xinjiang has built three 10-million-kW class new energy bases in Urumqi, Changji and Hami cities, and a dozen million-kW class ones. As of December 30, Xinjiang's newly installed new energy capacity this year had reached 35.57 million kW, ranking first in the country," said Zhu Qing, head of the Dispatching and Control Division at the State Grid Xinjiang Power Dispatching Center.
Xinjiang has accelerated power grid construction this year, with 13 power transmission and transformation projects of 750 kV completed and put into operation. The construction of the third ultra-high voltage power transmission passage to deliver electricity from Xinjiang to other parts of China has also been hastened. By the end of November 2024, Xinjiang had cumulatively transmitted more than 850 billion kWh of electricity out of the region, of which new energy accounted for 30 percent. The electricity was transmitted to 22 provinces across the country, with the consumption reaching 107.95 billion kWh, a record high.
With a fast-paced green and low-carbon transformation, Xinjiang is becoming China's largest new energy delivery base.
Xinjiang's new energy installed capacity hits 100 million kW
Xinjiang's new energy installed capacity hits 100 million kW
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 45,658, with 108,583 others injured, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Friday.
In the past 24 hours alone, at least 77 people were killed and 145 others were injured in Gaza, according to the statement.
Israeli airstrikes targeted Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing seven people, including four children. Several others were injured, some of whom are in critical condition.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military has threatened medical teams, patients, and staff at Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, warning that the facility will be bombed unless they evacuate immediately.
The Hamas-run media office reported on Friday that the Israel Defense Forces continue to destroy hospitals in northern Gaza, leaving approximately 40,000 Palestinians without access to medical services.
On the same day, the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, stated that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened due to freezing winter temperatures and recent rainfall. Meanwhile, humanitarian aid entering the region remains severely limited, leaving residents in urgent need of shelters and other essential supplies.
According to a UN report released in mid-December last year, at least 945,000 Gazans are in urgent need of winter items such as warm clothing, blankets, and tarpaulins.
The IOM has reiterated its call for all parties involved in the conflict to immediately cease fire, release detainees, protect Gaza's civilians, and ensure the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid.
Hamas confirmed on Friday that indirect negotiations with Israel have resumed in Doha, Qatar, with the goal of achieving a complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, Hamas said that the latest round of talks is expected to focus on achieving a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, securing the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and facilitating the safe and prompt return of displaced Palestinians to their homes.
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 45,658
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 45,658
