1-million-kilowatt photovoltaic, thermal project under construction in Qinghai(1/5)

Aerial view of the construction site of a one-million-kilowatt solar thermal energy generation and storage project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 25, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The heat-absorbing tower of the solar thermal energy storage power station completed construction on Sunday. The installed capacity of this project is designedas 1 million kilowatts, consisting of a 900,000-kilowatt photovoltaic power station and a 100,000-kilowatt solar thermal power station.

The 100,000-kilowatt-hour solar thermal power station is designed to generate an average grid-connected electricity of 130.78 million kilowatt-hoursannually. It can save approximately 39,400 metric tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 108,300 metric tons each year.

Aerial view of the construction site of a one-million-kilowatt solar thermal energy generation and storage project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 25, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Aerial view of the construction site of a one-million-kilowatt solar thermal energy generation and storage project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 25, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Aerial view of the construction site of a one-million-kilowatt solar thermal energy generation and storage project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 25, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Aerial view of the construction site of a one-million-kilowatt solar thermal energy generation and storage project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 25, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)