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Golmud Solar Park | |
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Country | China |
Location | Golmud, Qinghai Province |
Coordinates | 36°24′00″N 95°07′30″E / 36.40000°N 95.12500°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 | 564 hectares (1,390 acres) |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 200 MWp |
Annual net output | 317 GWh |
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]
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]