Largest solar power stations in China
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in China.
(Updated October 2024)
Solar power stations, PV farms 2024 in China
| Name | Location | State | Capacity MWp or MWAC (*) | Annual Output GWh | Land Size km² | On grid | Remarks | Developer |
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Ningxia |
1547 |
43 |
2016 |
In Zhongwei, Ningxia |
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Datong Solar Power Top Runner Base |
Shanxi |
1000 |
2016 |
Total capacity will be 3 GW in 3 phases. |
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Qinghai |
850 |
23 |
2015 |
320 MW Phase I Completed in December 2013, 530 MW phase II in 2015 |
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Qinghai |
500 |
202 |
23 |
2014 |
Phase I completed in October 2011, followed by Phase II and III. 60 MW phase IV under construction. Within a group of 1,000 MW of co-located plants |
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Three Gorges Golmud Solar Park |
Qinghai |
500 |
2018 |
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Three Gorges Delingha Solar Park |
Qinghai |
500 |
2018 |
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Yanchi Solar Park |
Ningxia |
380 |
525 |
2016 |
Up to 2,000 MW when complete. |
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Zhejiang |
200 |
3 |
2017 |
Mounted atop Changhe and Zhouxiang aquaculture reservoirs |
Hangzhou Fengling |
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Gansu Jintai Solar Facility |
200 |
2013 |
in Jin Chang, Gansu Province |
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Gonghe Industrial Park Phase I |
200 |
2013 |
Following phases with 550 MW planned. |
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Aksu PV power station |
Xinjiang |
160 |
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Qinghai |
20.16 MW |
33.4 | 2011 | The system utilizes 18.63079 MW of polycrystalline silicon solar cell modules and 1.530144 MW of amorphous silicon thin-film modules. | Longyuan Power |
Solar power in China
China is a solar energy hub that houses a number of the world's largest solar power plants. Over the last few years, China, which is the top emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG), has increased its share of renewable electricity generation. It is one of several large economies that has resorted to the technology to assist decarbonize its energy system as part of the energy revolution. In September 2020, President Xi Jinping also outlined plans to achieve "carbon neutrality" by 2060.
China presently is on the top of the list to have the largest solar resources in the world, with about 40 GW expected to be operational by 2020, bringing the country's overall solar generation (installed capacity) to 240 gigawatts. China's solar capacity has expanded far beyond fivefold in the last five years and could double by 2025.
Huanghe Hydropower Hainan Solar Park
Located in remote Qinghai province, with a total installed capacity of 2.2 gigawatts, it is China's largest and world's 2nd largest solar plant. The development plan of the project was divided into 5 phases and includes a storage capacity of 202.8 MW/MWh.
Huanghe Hydropower Development, a Chinese state-owned utility, built it for 15.04 billion Chinese renminbi ($2.31 billion). The station is linked to an incredibly high voltage power line which is being constructed to link the country's distant northwestern regions to the highly packed9in terms of population) eastern provinces.
Tengger Desert Solar Park
It is China's 2nd largest and the world's 5th largest solar power facility. The plant with a total capacity of 1.55GW, also commonly called the "Great Wall of Solar," stretches over 1,200 kilometers of the 36,700-kilometer Tengger desert. The power plant, which is jointly owned by Zhongwei Power Supply Company and China National Grid, went online in 2017 and now provides clean energy to over six lac residences.
Datong Solar Power Top Runner Base
Located in Datong City, Shanxi Province, it is the country's 3rd largest solar power plant. China's National Energy Administration aimed to install solar plants in this area. After successful completion of the project's 1st phase in 2016, this solar plant now has a total capacity of 1.1 gigawatts.
Once the next 2 phases of the project are completed. Datong might become the world's largest solar plant with a total capacity of 3 gigawatts. Numerous companies are involved in the development of the project.