PowerChina switches on 1 GW PV-CSP hybrid plant in northwestern China

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news at 09 Oct, 09:32 UTC

PowerChina has completed grid connection of a 1 GW hybrid solar project in Qinghai province, China. The facility combines 900 MW of solar PV capacity with a 100 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant featuring eight hours of molten-salt thermal storage and a 20 MW electric heater to store surplus…