Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park

Huanghe Hydropower's Golmud Solar park is a 200 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Golmud, Qinghai Province, China.[1] Construction began in August 2009,[2] and it was commissioned on October 29, 2011.[3] 80 MW was provided by Yingli.[4] The project won the 2012 China Quality Power Project Award. Output is expected to be 317 GWh per year.[5]

Golmud Solar Park
Country	China
Location	Golmud, Qinghai Province
Coordinates	36°24′00″N 95°07′30″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	20 August 2009
Commission date	29 October 2011
Construction cost	RMB3.26 billion
Owner(s)	Huanghe Hydropower
Solar farm
Type	Flat-panel PV
Site area	5.64 km^2 (2.2 sq mi)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	200 MWp
Annual net output	317 GWh

Also in Golmud is the 20 MW Qinghai Golmud Solar Park completed in 2011 by Longyuan Power, as well as others.[6][7][8] There are a total of 570 MW of solar parks in Golmud, many of which are located in the Golmud Desert Cluster,[1] with 500 MW more expected in 2012.[9]^{[update needed]}

See also

• Solar power in China
• Qinghai Golmud Solar Park
• Photovoltaic power station

References

1. "Golmud Desert Solar Cluster - satellite view". Wiki-Solar. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
2. Largest Solar Power Plant Begins Construction
3. China PV plant largest in the world Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
4. Yingli Green Energy to Supply 110 MW of PV Modules to Huanghe Hydropower
5. Golmud 200MW PV Station Won China Quality Power Project Award Archived 2012-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
6. Chint Solar successfully completed Golmud 20 MW photovoltaic power station
7. "Suntrix Golmud Project Shows Extraordinary Effect in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
8. Astronergy completes 20 MW Golmud solar project in China Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
9. Qinghai leads in photovoltaic power Updated: 2012-03-02

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