China's Largest Onshore Wind Power Base Comes Online in Inner Mongolia

China's leading nuclear power operator China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) has put into full-capacity production a wind power facility with an electricity generating capacity of over 10 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) a year in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This wind power base, built in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, is one of the country's first batch of large-scale wind and solar power bases planned for desert regions. The facility, which has been connected to the grid, is expected to reduce standard coal consumption by about 2.96 million tonnes and prevent the discharge of around 8.02 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

Key Takeaways:

• The wind power facility is China's largest onshore wind power base currently in operation, with a capacity of over 10 billion kWh per year.
• The project is part of China's first batch of large-scale wind and solar power bases planned for desert regions.
• The electricity generated by the plant is environmentally friendly and reduces standard coal consumption by about 2.96 million tonnes.
• The facility prevents the discharge of around 8.02 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
• China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) is the country's leading nuclear power operator and has installed capacity of 45 million kilowatts of new energy power generation facilities in operation by the end of this year.
• CGN's 570-plus new energy power generation facilities are distributed across 30 Chinese provincial-level regions.
• The facility is built in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, and is one of the country's first large-scale wind power bases planned for desert regions.

Statistics:

• The wind power facility has a capacity of over 10 billion kWh per year.
• The plant reduces standard coal consumption by about 2.96 million tonnes.
• The facility prevents discharge of around 8.02 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
• CGN's installed capacity of new energy power generation facilities in operation in China is expected to reach 45 million kilowatts by the end of this year.
• CGN has over 570 new energy power generation facilities across 30 Chinese provincial-level regions.

Sources:

• China State Council Information Office
• China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN)