Qinghai Province's 500,000-kilowatt Haixi Wind Power Project Hits Major Milestone

The Qinghai Province of the People's Republic of China has marked a significant milestone in its 500,000-kilowatt Haixi wind power project. On August 21, at 12:38, the first wind turbine of the project was successfully hoisted, marking the full entry of the project into the wind turbine hoisting stage. This achievement brings the project one step closer to its scheduled operational launch by the end of December, which is expected to output 748 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, equivalent to saving 260,000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 670,000 tons.

Key Takeaways:

• The 500,000-kilowatt Haixi wind power project, located in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, will consist of 80 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.25 megawatts.
• The project will be equipped with an electrochemical energy storage system and optimized operational strategies to improve nighttime power output and quality.
• The project is expected to output 748 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 670,000 tons.
• The wind turbines will be equipped with advanced monitoring systems, including unit status and vibration online monitoring, tower sway and uneven foundation settlement observation, and blade vibration online monitoring.
• The project's developers, the State Power Investment Corporation Yellow River Upper Reaches Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., will use a crawler crane suitable for high temperatures, low temperatures, and strong winds as the primary lifting equipment.
• The project's tower installation, bolt torque inspection, and impeller assembly docking will be strictly controlled, employing a high-precision laser alignment device to achieve millimeter-level precision docking at a height of 100 meters.

Statistics:

• The 500,000-kilowatt Haixi wind power project will have an installed capacity of 500,000 kilowatts and supporting energy storage of 50 megawatts/100 megawatt-hours.
• The project will be equipped with 80 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.25 megawatts.
• The project will output 748 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually.
• The project will save 260,000 tons of standard coal annually.
• The project will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 670,000 tons annually.

Sources:

• Xining: Qinghai Province of the People's Republic of China. August 27, 2025. http://www.qinghai.gov.cn/zwgk/system/2025/08/27/030080398.shtml