Largest solar power stations in China
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in China.
(Updated March 2026)
Solar power stations, PV farms 2026 in China
| Name | Location | State | Capacity MWp or MWAC (*) | Annual Output GWh | Land Size km² | On grid | Remarks | Developer |
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Midong Solar Park |
Xinjiang |
3500 |
n/a |
80+ |
2024 |
World's largest operational solar farm as of 2024 |
China Green Development Group |
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Tengger Desert Solar Park |
Ningxia |
1547 |
n/a |
43 |
2016 |
In Zhongwei, Ningxia |
n/a |
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Datong Solar Power Top Runner Base |
Shanxi |
3000 (planned) |
n/a |
n/a |
2016–ongoing |
Total capacity planned at 3 GW in phases |
Various |
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Gonghe Talatan Solar Park |
Qinghai |
2600+ |
n/a |
345+ |
2020 |
Massive multi-phase solar base in Qinghai |
Huanghe Hydropower / Various |
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Longyangxia Dam Solar Park |
Qinghai |
850 |
n/a |
23 |
2015 |
320 MW Phase I + 530 MW Phase II |
Huanghe Hydropower |
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Hainan Solar Park |
Qinghai |
650 |
n/a |
n/a |
2020 |
Large utility-scale solar project |
State Power Investment Corp |
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Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park |
Qinghai |
500 |
202 |
23 |
2014 |
Part of 1 GW co-located complex |
Huanghe Hydropower |
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Three Gorges Golmud Solar Park |
Qinghai |
500 |
n/a |
n/a |
2018 |
China Three Gorges |
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Three Gorges Delingha Solar Park |
Qinghai |
500 |
n/a |
n/a |
2018 |
China Three Gorges |
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Yanchi Solar Park |
Ningxia |
380 |
525 |
n/a |
2016 |
Planned expansion to 2 GW |
n/a |
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Cixi Solar Farm |
Zhejiang |
200 |
n/a |
3 |
2017 |
Aquaculture-integrated floating/raised solar |
Hangzhou Fengling |
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Gansu Jintai Solar Facility |
Gansu |
200 |
n/a |
n/a |
2013 |
Located in Jinchang, Gansu Province |
n/a |
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Aksu PV Power Station |
Xinjiang |
160 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Qinghai Golmud Solar Park |
Qinghai |
20.16 |
33.4 |
n/a |
2011 |
Uses polycrystalline and 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.
