【SMM PV News】China's Highest-Latitude CSP Plant Starts Operation

Published: Jun 29, 2026 13:16

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China's first concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Northeast China—the CGN Jixi Base 100 MW CSP plant—commenced power generation today in Da'an City, Jilin Province, marking a new breakthrough in the application of CSP technology in high-latitude, severely cold regions. Located at 45.36 degrees north latitude with an installed capacity of 100 MW, the plant features a thermal storage duration of up to 8 hours and is capable of 24-hour continuous operation, utilizing a large-area heliostat field array to focus sunlight for heat collection and energy storage.

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