The groundbreaking ceremony for the 3GW new energy base photovoltaic complex project in the Tengger Desert, the country's largest desert photovoltaic base, was held in Zhongwei City. The Tengger Desert 3GW photovoltaic complex project is located in Yingshuiqiao Town, Shapotou District, Zhongwei City. It is the first large-scale desert photovoltaic base developed in the country. It is an ultra-high voltage transmission channel that mainly transmits new energy. It is a key supporting project of Ningxia Electric Power Co., Ltd. entering Hunan. project. The project has a total installed capacity of 3 million kilowatts and a total investment of 15.25 billion yuan. Ningxia is located in the northwest hinterland of China, with high altitude and long sunshine hours. It is rich in wind and solar resources, with a wind power technology development capacity of about 52 million kilowatts and a near-term photovoltaic power generation potential of about 54 million kilowatts. It is one of the five provinces and regions in China most suitable for the development of new energy.
Zhongwei City is located on the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert, the fourth largest desert in China, and is a national first-class solar energy resource area. 111 new energy projects were implemented, and the city’s total installed new energy capacity reached 8.27 million kilowatt hours, accounting for nearly one-third of Ningxia. The project investment scale of Ningxia Electric Power in Hunan is about 100 billion yuan, distribution channel projects are about 30 billion yuan, new energy projects are about 52 billion yuan, coal power projects are about 7 billion yuan, and energy storage projects are about 13 billion yuan. The UHV DC transmission line project from Ningxia Electric to Hunan will pass through Ningxia, Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan and other provinces and cities, with a total length of 1,467 kilometers.
According to the design of annual power supply of 40 billion kilowatt-hours to 44 billion kilowatt-hours, the Ningxia Electric Power Project in Hunan will be put into operation at the end of the 14th year, which will increase the power supply in Hunan by 1/6. In this way, Sonam Dolma took his sheep to the park to graze. There is enough grass to feed the sheep, the shade from the photovoltaic panels is perfect for the sheep to rest on, and the sheep manure is a natural fertilizer for the grass. In terms of providing clean energy, attracting herders to return and improving the ecological environment of the Gobi Desert, the photovoltaic power station in Talatan is a three-pronged winner. The Talatan Hydropower Station not only generates 80 million kilowatts of electricity annually, but also reduces wind speed by 50%, soil water evaporation by 30%, and restoration of vegetation coverage to 80%. Desertification has been curbed. The annual pasture output reaches 110,000 tons, and more than 20,000 photovoltaic sheep are stored.