The project, located in Qiketai Town, Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is invested by State Power Investment Corporation Henan Electric Power Co., LTD, with a total installed capacity of 1GW including 900MW PV and 100MW CT CSP. The 100MW CT CSP, with an 8-hour molten salt storage system, chose the molten salt tower CSP technology fully developed by Cosin Solar.
Solar and wind have created so many jobs in Xinjiang it’s absurd. They’re pretty good jobs, too. The same could happen in the American Mojave if the political will was there, but instead PG&E will continue to rob people blind…