Source: CCTV News
On November 27, according to the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), construction has officially begun in Xining, Qinghai Province on China's largest power supply project with the highest share of new energy - the Qinghai Hainan Clean Energy Delivery Base Project, part of the national “Desert-Gobi-Wasteland” mega base initiative.
“Desert-Gobi-Wasteland” refers to vast desert and semi-arid regions, which are rich in wind and solar resources. The project in Qinghai's Hainan Prefecture represents a total investment of nearly 73 billion yuan, with a planned installed capacity of 19.44 GW. New energy accounts for 86.4% of the total, including 9.6 GW of solar PV, 6 GW of wind power, 2.64 GW of supporting coal-fired power, and 1.2 GW/4-hour of electrochemical energy storage (4.8 GWh). The project will transmit electricity directly to Guangdong via a ±800 kV ultra-high-voltage DC transmission line with a capacity of 8 GW.
Once completed, the project will generate an average of 36,000 GWh of electricity annually, equivalent to saving about 10 million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon emissions by roughly 23.5 million tons. It will deliver 36,000 GWh of power annually to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, playing a major strategic role in optimizing China's energy mix and supporting high-quality development in the eastern region.
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