World's largest solar power station to be built in NW. China city

[jpak]

http://english.people.com.cn/200611/21/eng20061121_323677.html

The world's largest solar power station is set to be built in Dunhuang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, local government sources revealed on Tuesday.

The 100-mw project will cost approximately 6.03 billion yuan (765 million U.S. dollars) and construction work will take five years.

The city government has signed a letter of intent with the Zhonghao New Energy Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Covering a total area of 31,200 square meters, the oasis town of Dunhuang boasts 3,362 hours of sunshine every year and is hailed as a prime area for solar energy development, with its easy access to electricity transmission and communications.

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edit: Portugal has a 116 MW PV farm in the works....

[valerief]

1. How groovy. I wish we weren't a banana republic and we could

have them here in the U.S.

[CrispyQ]

2. 765 million U.S. dollars

How many could we build with 5 billion dollars a month? ~sigh

[jpak]

3. That would be six and a half 100 MW stations a month

or seventy-eight 100 MW stations per year (7800 MW)