China’s $5.4bn scheme to transmit solar power from Tibet – News – GCR

China has opened the world’s second largest solar plant in the Tibetan province of Qinghai. The 2.2GW facility was built by state-owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development.
The plant cost $2.2bn to build, and a further $3.2bn was spent by the State Grid Corporation on the ultra-high-voltage line that transmits the electricity produced to more populous areas of the country.
The line is said to be the first such line to deliver 100% renewable energy over long distances.
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