Game-Changing Desert Power Plant Breaks Ground
Inner Mongolia Energy Group is turning the Ulan Buh Desert into a green energy powerhouse with a massive new storage facility! This 605,000-kilowatt project – China's largest single-site energy storage station – will stabilize solar power delivery to the grid while fighting desertification .
By the Numbers:
Annual Output: 3.16 billion kWh (enough to power 1 million homes!)
CO2 Reduction: 2.75 million tons/year (equivalent to 600,000 cars off roads)
Ecological Impact: Treating 44,600 mu of desert land
With 3,000+ annual sunshine hours in Bayannur City, this $295 million project combines clean energy innovation with desert restoration. It's scheduled to connect to China's grid by December 2024 .
Why It Matters:
This project shows how renewable energy investments can:
Create multiple benefits (economic + environmental)
Solve solar power's storage challenges
Turn arid landscapes into climate solutions
Reference(s):
cgtn.com