World’s highest solar power station goes online
On 14 December, the second phase of the Huadian Tibet Caipeng photovoltaic power station, the world’s highest photovoltaic project, was officially put into operation.
Compared to the first phase of the project, which was at an altitude of 5,100 metres, the newly commissioned second phase reaches a maximum height of 5,228 metres, thus setting a new altitude record for photovoltaic power plants in China.
The second phase of the Zai Peng solar power plant is located in the Naidong district of Shannan City in Tibet and has an installed capacity of 100,000 kilowatts. It covers an area of about 2,000 mu, and the site’s annual average total solar radiation has reached more than double that at the same latitude in the plains of China. With the second phase of the project in production, the two phases will work together to effectively alleviate the electricity shortage in the Central Tibet region during the winter and spring.
It is reported that the second phase of the project will use a new generation of photovoltaic modules that can generate electricity on both sides, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency has been improved by 7.5% compared to the first phase. Once the second phase of the project is operational, it is expected to generate 155 million kWh of electricity annually, which is equivalent to the annual electricity needs of 50,000 households. The annual green electricity generated is equivalent to a saving of 46,700 tonnes of standard coal and a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of 101,800 tonnes.
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