[HUANP.UL], China Guodian Corp [CNGUO.UL] and Zhejiang Supcon Solar Technology Co are involved, said the NEA. China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has announced that it will activate its first set of 20 solar thermal power projects by 2018. The project will have a capacity of 1.35GW in total and will be located in the five sunniest areas in China: Hebei, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. China is currently building more than 100 new coal fired plants every year but these are not yet ready for commercial operation. The plants will be operated by groups including China General Nuclear Power, Zhejiang Supcon Solar Technology, China Guodian, and China Huaneng.
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has announced that it will activate its first set of 20 solar thermal power projects by 2018. The project will have a capacity of 1.35GW in total and will be located in the five sunniest areas in China: Hebei, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. China is currently building more than 100 new coal fired plants every year but these are not yet ready for commercial operation. The plants will be operated by groups including China General Nuclear Power, Zhejiang Supcon Solar Technology, China Guodian, and China Huaneng.