World's largest hydro-solar power station enters operation in China

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The first phase of the world's largest hydro-solar power plant, also the world's highest power station of its kind, entered full operation in southwest China's #Sichuan Province on Sunday. Upon full completion, the #Kela project's total installed capacity scale will exceed 100 million kilowatts, with annual power generation of around 300 billion kWh, sufficient to serve 100 million households for a year.

[selwynr]

Brava, China! More of this please, keep leading the world in sane solutions to the beyond urgent climate catastrophe unfolding on a daily basis.

[maxiaomichael]

American: this is a spying station which threats our national security becuz it's absorbing too much solar energy which should have landed down to America😂

[victorkmlee]

Well done and congratulations! Amazing achievement!

[jeffstrehlow]

That's neat. With a combination of both you get continuous power generation.

[aswientj.tj.]

Such a huge fantastic / fully innovative / useful for human - lives project that is always looking for other countries in waiting lists of signing contracts with China

[theonlynoob]

America: renewables doesn't work, we have tried nothing and is out of ideas.

[catonpillow]

Good job Сhina! Great to see you keep on marching forward on your green path. And indeed, the world is literally a greener place than it was 20 years ago and data from NASA satellites clearly shows that the source for much of this new foliage is none other but China. Together with India's new farms, China's newly planted forestry account for one-third of the world greening. China’s contribution to the global greening comes in large part (42%) from its programs to conserve and expand forests which were developed in an effort to reduce the effects of soil erosion, air pollution and climate change. China has planted more than 66 billion trees since 1978 and continue expanding on that program.

[dabay]

Very good, China can use some of the vast desert it has to also build solar power stations - there is giga watts of potential there and the shade provided by the panels could even be used for other things. There is so much yet to do.

[gunsumwong]

This makes sense. One cannot have a transmission line carrying peak electrical in the day time and nothing in the night. I suppose this solar farm is in isolated area that the nearest power generation is the hydro station so it can be conveniently packaged with it. This makes the transmission system more efficient.

[morningstararun]

😱😱 It is just amazing. Clean power of 300 billion kWh annually?

[bon]

Meanwhile, America, the richest nation on the planet, trying to find a solution for its chronic homelessness.

[dfun]

If you keep an eye on Beijing's sky, the improvement of China's environment in the past two decades is obvious. No other country in the world can compare with it in the innovation and use of new energy.

[davidlazarus]

Production of renewable energy is one aspect, but more efficient home appliances is another long term route to energy security.

[dphxmg]

Two companies i have invested in own this project. They are making tons of money for me every year. YUMMY.

[Samoasoa]

No wonder US is trying to black out the sun as it post as a national security issue when China becoming energy independent. 🤣🤣🤣

[spy_balloon]

Damn china doesn't play game with renewable energy plan

[zongliangwu]

China leads the world to a greener future!

[laicheetian]

Adding another in the cap for china . In future china will cooperate wirh other friendly countries for clean energy .

[thtupid]

This solar farm is enough to power the entire Australian population at least 4 times over. Not bad!

[katemc]

enough to supply 100 million households? then we only need a handful of these! bravo!!