[SMM PV News Flash] Lincang Tea–PV Complementary Digital Innovation Project Wins National Technology Award

Published: Aug 28, 2026 16:33

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Recently, the Yanshuai Town Tea–PV Complementary Power Generation Project in Lincang City stood out in the 7th BIM Competition of the Engineering Construction Industry, winning the Special Prize in the Industrial and Energy Engineering category.

The project’s full title is “PV Tea Plantation ‘Two Mountains’ Transformation—Digital Application of BIM Technology Empowering the Yanshuai Town Tea–PV Complementary Power Generation Project.” It was jointly submitted by PowerChina Kunming Engineering Co., Ltd. and Huaneng Lancang River New Energy. Centered on BIM technology, the team integrated GIS, aerial survey and remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and parametric design, connecting the entire process from planning, design, and construction to acceptance, and driving “tea–PV complementarity” from concept to large-scale practice.

As a major energy project in Yunnan Province for 2025, the Yanshuai Town project covers 15,487 mu, with a total installed capacity of 585 MW. Since commissioning, it has generated annual direct economic benefits of more than 251 million yuan, delivered over 10 million yuan in additional income to farmers through land leasing, and increased tea output by about 124,000 jin. On the ecological front, it saves 296,100 mt of standard coal annually and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 797,100 mt.

In response to construction challenges such as significant mountainous terrain undulations and multi-process overlaps, the project established a full life cycle digital system, advancing mountainous PV from an extensive model to refined management, significantly reducing construction costs and improving site selection and acceptance efficiency. At present, this achievement has been promoted to more than 40 new energy projects in China and overseas, and will support the high-quality implementation of tea–PV complementary projects across Yunnan Province with a total capacity exceeding 20 million kW.

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