World's largest ultra-high-altitude wind farm starts operation in China
update:January 05,2024
By:CGTN
| Jan.5, 2024 -- The world's largest ultra-high-altitude wind power generation project, built at an altitude of 4,650 meters, started operation in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Monday, the first day of 2024.
With a capacity of 100 megawatts, the wind farm is designed to provide 200 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year to 230,000 local residents. It could save a total of 60,000 tonnes of standard coal and cut carbon dioxide emissions by about 200,000 tonnes.
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