One of the largest solar storage projects in China has been completed, with CNBM New Energy Engineering connected to Jetion Solar, which will complete the construction work for the project and meet COD at the end of September 2020.
The project is a behemoth that clocks in at 40 MW of solar and 193 MWh of energy storage. It would be remarkable even if it were just a storage installation, as it is larger than any such project currently in operation. The project is located in Gangba County, Xigaze, Tibet, with an altitude of over 4700 meters and more than 3200 hours of sunlight each year. The world’s world-leading solar storage project was invested by the Chinese company Dynavolt and EPC was provided by Jetion Solar.
Based on the characteristics of the local electricity load and the special nature of the Tibet electricity grid, the project was designed as a complete energy storage project, the solar matrices will charge the storage during the day and the storage will power the grid completely during the night. The storage system uses lithium iron phosphate batteries with a capacity of 193 MWh. To date, it is one of the world’s highest altitude projects and the largest installed capacity projects for solar storage.
It is expected that electricity production will be approximately 72,000 MWh per year, which corresponds to saving 26,200 tonnes of standard coal, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 7,900 tonnes and reducing sulfur dioxide emissions by 2,400 tonnes. Thanks to its high-capacity energy storage system, the project can be used as a stable power source to provide electricity at night and provide clean and reliable green energy to communities in Xigaze, which has an important demonstration role for peak shaving, frequency modulation and transmission of the Tibetan network. At the same time, this project will also make a positive contribution to Xigaze’s industrial development, taxation, labor employment and targeted poverty reduction and promote the development of Xigaze’s surrounding industries such as agriculture and mining.
“The success of network connection of this project further strengthens our confidence in the development of solar storage.” said Sun Jie, head of Jetion Solar. “Tibet is one of the regions with the richest solar energy resources in the world. Jetion Solar will continue to expand its EPC operations so that clean energy will benefit more communities on the plateau and also contribute to the development of Tibet in a high-quality way.
