World’s Highest Solar Power Project

The second phase of the Huadian Xizang Caipeng Photovoltaic Power Station in Shannan Prefecture of Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, the world’s highest-altitude photovoltaic project, officially began operations on Saturday.

The power station’s second phase is located at an altitude ranging from 5,046 to 5,228 meters above sea level, setting a new record for the highest elevation of such a power station. Spanning an area of approximately 134 hectares, the second phase boasts an installed capacity of 100,000 kilowatts.

The annual average solar radiation at the site is more than double that of flatlands at the same latitude in China, earning it an “A-grade” classification for solar energy richness under the national solar energy resource assessment standards.