Gansu Wind Farm

Gansu Wind Farm
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CountryChina
LocationGansu
Coordinates40°12′N 96°54′E / 40.200°N 96.900°E / 40.200; 96.900
40°12′N 96°54′E / 40.2°N 96.9°E / 40.2; 96.9
40°36′N 96°54′E / 40.6°N 96.9°E / 40.6; 96.9
40°14′N 97°08′E / 40.23°N 97.13°E / 40.23; 97.13
StatusOperational
Construction began2009
Ownermultiple
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Nameplate capacity10.45 GW[1]
Planned: 20 GW
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Gansu Wind Farm
Simplified Chinese甘肃酒泉风电基地
Traditional Chinese甘肅酒泉風電基地
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGānsù Jiǔquán fēngdiàn jīdì

The Gansu Wind Farm Project or Jiuquan Wind Power Base is a group of large wind farms under construction in western Gansu province in China. The Gansu Wind Farm Project is located in desert areas near the city of Jiuquan in two localities of Guazhou County and also near Yumen City, in the northwest province of Gansu, which has an abundance of wind.[2] In 2015 the complex was operating at below 40% utilization of the current 8 GW with a planned capacity of 20 GW.[3][4] In 2017 the 2,383 km long Jiuquan - Hunan HVDC transmission line entered service connecting the remote complex to the Hunan regional grid allowing full utilization of its generation capacity.[5] After 4 years of delays, the latest phase of construction was completed, bringing total generation capacity up to 10GW.[6]

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  4. ^ Vyas, Kashyap (15 February 2018). "The 11 Biggest Wind Farms and Wind Power Constructions That Reduce Carbon Footprint". Interesting Engineering. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  5. ^ Pan, Ersheng; Liu, Siwei; Liu, Jianqin; Qi, Qingru; Guo, Zun (2020). "The state grid corporation of China's practice and outlook for promoting new energy development". Energy Conversion and Economics. 1 (2): 71–80. doi:10.1049/enc2.12007. S2CID 228924498 – via ResearchGate.
  6. ^ "Why has China's poorest province just built world's largest wind farm?". SCMP. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.