The Jinping West Wind Power project in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, operated by China Datang Corporation Ltd., has entered full operation.
With a total installed capacity of 860,000 kilowatts, the project, together with the 24,300-kW Yangxiong and Dalong mountain projects, forms China's largest highland mountainous wind power base with a total capacity of 1.1 million kW.
A view of the Jinpin West Wind Power project in Southwest China's Yunnan Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Located in Qiubei County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, the wind power base has an average altitude of 2,210 meters and is equipped with 310 wind turbines. The base also has three 220-kilovolt booster stations.
Upon operation of the Jinping project, the wind power base is expected to generate power equaling that produced by burning 806,500 metric tons of standard coal annually, a reduction of about 2.17 million tons, 416.28 tons and 83.26 tons of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and smoke and dust, respectively. The output can meet the annual demands of 1.08 million households.
What's more, during construction, the project provided nearly 4,000 jobs for local people and contributed to high-quality social and economic development in affected areas.
(Executive editor: Hao Wen)
