Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park

Huanghe Hydropower's Golmud Solar park is a 200 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Golmud, Qinghai Province, China.[1] Construction began in August 2009,[2] and it was commissioned on October 29, 2011.[3][4] 80 MW was provided by Yingli.[5] The project won the 2012 China Quality Power Project Award. Output is expected to be 317 GWh per year.[6]

Golmud Solar Park
CountryChina
LocationGolmud, Qinghai Province
Coordinates36°24′00″N 95°07′30″E
StatusOperational
Construction began20 August 2009
Commission date29 October 2011
Construction costRMB3.26 billion
Owner(s)Huanghe Hydropower
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area5.64 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity200 MWp
Annual net output317 GWh

Also in Golmud is the 20 MW Qinghai Golmud Solar Park completed in 2011 by Longyuan Power, as well as others.[7][8][9] There are a total of 570 MW of solar parks in Golmud, many of which are located in the Golmud Desert Cluster,[1] with 500 MW more expected in 2012.[10][update needed]

Timeline of the largest PV power stations in the world
Year(a)Name of PV power stationCountryCapacity
MW
1982Lugo United States1
1985Carrisa Plain United States5.6
2005Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen) Germany6.3
2006Erlasee Solar Park Germany11.4
2008Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park Spain60
2010Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant Canada97
2011Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park China200
2012Agua Caliente Solar Project United States290
2014Topaz Solar Farm(b) United States550
2015Longyangxia Dam Solar Park China850
2016Tengger Desert Solar Park China1547
2019Pavagada Solar Park India2050
2020Bhadla Solar Park India2245
Also see list of photovoltaic power stations and list of noteworthy solar parks
(a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in  MWAC otherwise in MWDC

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