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Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power Project
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Datong Solar Power Top Runner Base
China
Located in Shanxi , China , Datong is a 3GW solar PV power project . Commissioned in 2016 , the project cost $ 138m and was developed by China Power International Development and China Three Gorges . The project is currently owned by China Power International Development with a stake of 100 %.
The plant will be able to produce 3.2bn kilowatt-hours of solar energy in 25 years and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.74m tonnes .
Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power Project
UAE
The world ’ s largest single-site power plant , Noor Abu Dhabi provides power to roughly 90,000 homes with 1.17GW . It has 3.2m solar panels and is 8sqkm in size . The plant generates approximately 1.2GW of electricity , reducing the reliance on natural gas for electricity generation and reducing the country ’ s carbon footprint by 1m metric tonnes per year – enough to eliminate 200,000 vehicles from the road .
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company owns 60 % of the project with Marubeni Corporation and JinkoPower each holding 20 %.
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