World's Highest-Altitude Wind Farm Has Produced Over 10 Million KWh of Power

The Zhegu Wind Farm in Tsomai County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, which has the world's highest altitude for an installation of its kind, had produced 10 million kilowatt-hours of power as of Feb 8, 2022, since its operation on Dec 20, 2021.

Located in Lhokha City at the northern foot of the Himalaya Mountains at an altitude between 5,000 and 5,065 meters, the wind farm has a total installed capacity of 22 megawatts.

It has an annual equivalent full-load utilization time of 2,684 hours and can send about 59 million kWh of power to the grid annually.

Three Gorges Tibet Energy Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation, is responsible for its operation.

The wind farm has already relieved power shortages in central Tibet.

According to the company, the power produced by the wind farm equals that derived from burning about 4,000 metric tons of standard coal, a reduction of about 9,600 tons of carbon dioxide.

What's more, the wind farm has reached agreement with State Grid Corporation in Tibet on nearly 7.59 million kWh of power trading, which will play a role in boosting the economic and social development of Lhokha.

It's worth noting that Zhegu Wind Farm has made breakthroughs in ultra-high altitude wind power project development technologies and accumulated research and engineering experience for future ultra-high altitude wind power project construction.

(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)