China's Largest Desert-Gobi-Grassland Power Base Project Starts Construction

Published: Nov 28, 2025 08:54

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[China's Largest Power Supply Base Project in Desert-Gobi-Grassland Areas Commences Construction] According to SPIC Group, China's largest power supply base project with the highest proportion of new energy—the Qinghai Hainan Clean Energy Outbound Base Power Supply Project—officially commenced construction in Xining City, Qinghai Province. The Qinghai Hainan Clean Energy Outbound Base Power Supply Project has a total investment of nearly 73 billion yuan. The base is planned to have a total power capacity of 19.44 million kW, with new energy accounting for 86.4% of the installed capacity. This includes 9.6 million kW of PV, 6 million kW of wind power, 2.64 million kW of supporting coal-fired power, and 1.2 million kW/4-hour electrochemical ESS. It will be directly transmitted to Guangdong via a ±800 kV ultra-high voltage DC transmission channel with a capacity of 8 million kW.

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