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
CountryChina
LocationGolmud, Qinghai Province
Coordinates36°24′00″N 95°07′30″E
StatusOperational
Construction began20 August 2009
Commission date29 October 2011
Construction costRMB3.26 billion
Owner(s)Huanghe Hydropower
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area564 hectares (1,390 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity200 MWp
Annual net output317 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]

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