Stats
100 MW
Installed Capacity
11hr
Storage Time With Molten Salt
7.84 km²
Land Area
12,000
Heliostats
21,487
Molten Salt Quantity Tons
565°C
Molten Salt Temp
263m
Tower Height
>390 GWh
Annual Electricity Output

The plant is one of China’s first batch of 20 CSP demonstration projects. Pacific Green Solar Technologies is the technology provider of the whole plant while Shouhang provided the equipment and operation service. 

The plant is located in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China and it is configured with about 12,000 sets of 115.5m² heliostat to generate more than 390,000 MWh electricity annually. It entered into operation in December 2018.