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Golmud Solar Park
China
With an installed capacity of 2.8GW , the Golmud Solar Park in China ’ s Qinghai Province , houses 80 solar power plants in total – this is enough to power over one million houses .
Costing a total of $ 587.22mn , the project was developed by China Longyuan Power Group and is currently owned by SDIC Huajing Power Holdings , with a stake of 100 %.
Construction of the Golmud Solar Park began in 2011 and was completed in 2019 . The solar park uses photovoltaic ( PV ) technology , with over 7.2m solar panels installed to generate electricity .
The park is connected to the State Grid Corporation of China ' s power transmission network , which allows the electricity generated to be distributed across the country . energydigital . com 105