Qinghai Solar Power Plant Would Be World's Biggest

Filed in archive Solar on January 9, 2009

Venture Beat was the first source that I saw this in: plans have been announced to build a gigawatt-sized solar power station in Qinghai Province, China. If it goes through, it would be the largest solar power station on earth at the moment.

The Chinese companies involved are China Technology Development Corp. and Qinghai New Energy. According to Chris Morrison over at Venture Beat, the two companies have unveiled a plan to build a power plant in the Qaidam Basin of northwestern China containing a gigawatt of solar panels.

Morrison questions whether the plant will ever grow to the full size being planned. Stage one of the development will only be 30MW. Only 970MW to go...


Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5377537