China Connects Biggest Desert Solar Plant in Effort to Curb Coal
- 4-gigawatt Ruoqiang PV project linked to the grid this week
- Record-breaking solar additions have yet to peak coal demand
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China connected one of the world’s largest ever solar projects in an effort to curb coal consumption and reign in emissions.
The 4-gigawatt facility, located in the southeastern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, was linked to the grid on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday without citing a source. This project alone is nearly the size of Canada’s entire solar capacity, according to BloombergNEF data.