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Where is the Mengxi blue ocean photovoltaic power station?

Aerial view of the Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station in Gobi Desert. Once a coal mining site, the Otog Front Banner, Ordos in Inner Mongolia is now home to the Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station, China’s largest single-capacity solar power plant.

Where is China's largest single-capacity solar farm located?

China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. The Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station, located in Otog Front Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, came online on November 5.

Where is China's largest solar power plant located?

Once a coal mining site, the Otog Front Banner, Ordos in Inner Mongolia is now home to the Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station, China’s largest single-capacity solar power plant. The facility is designed to generate 5.7 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity every year, sufficient to power two million households.

What is Mengxi blue ocean?

Built on coal mining subsidence land, Mengxi Blue Ocean is part of China’s national West-East Electricity Transfer Project, which brings investment and development to western China west while supplying the growing need for electricity in the eastern provinces.

Will China's blue ocean solar power station stop burning coal?

The Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station covers an area of 7,000 hectares (70 sq km) and is home to more than 5.9 million solar panels. By bringing this project online, China estimates that it will stop burning 1.71 million tons of coal every year and reduce its carbon emissions by 4.7 million tons.

How much did China invest in a solar power plant?

The total project investment is RMB12 billion ($1.65 billion). The Mengxi Blue Ocean Photovoltaic Power Station is also special because it hosts the first large-scale outdoor solar testing base in the Gobi desert, helping China gather more data on setting up solar power plants in challenging environments.