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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. ……
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.
The plant is second i…
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