China

Shapotou A — 30 MW Solar

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Shapotou A is a 30 MW solar power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
China Huadian Corporation

Operator

Location
37.34, 105.49

Coordinates

Insights

#2,804
largest in %s
#1,522
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs older than avg
76
operated by %s
109
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
China Huadian Corporation
Country
China
Coordinates
37.343, 105.485

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,939 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
58,184 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

422
cars / year
259
homes / year
88,157
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Shapotou A is a 30 MW solar power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #447 of 1329 solar plants in China. Its 30 MW represents 0.05% of China’s total solar capacity of 54,642 MW. The largest solar plant in China is Ili Kazakh I at 1,000 MW, making Shapotou A 33.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants include CPI Zhongwei Cogen power station (700 MW, Coal), Ningxia Zhongning-2 power station (660 MW, Coal), and Ningxia Meili power station (150 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Ningxia, approximately 80 km from the nearest major city.

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