China

Da Qaidam I — 10 MW Solar

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Da Qaidam I is a 10 MW solar power plant located in China. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
China General Nuclear Power Group

Operator

Location
37.29, 95.51

Coordinates

Insights

#3,846
largest in China
#3,712
largest Solar worldwide
#23,756
largest worldwide
2016
at fleet average
35
operated by China General Nuclear…
30
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
China General Nuclear Power Group
Country
China
Coordinates
37.289, 95.511

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
646 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
19,395 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

141
cars per year
86
homes per year
29,386
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Da Qaidam I is a 10 MW solar power plant in China, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #1085 of 1329 solar plants in China, it represents 0.02% 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 Da Qaidam I 100 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Da Qaidam III+ (270 MW, Solar), Da Qaidam (247 MW, Solar), and Xitieshan Phase III (60 MW, Solar). The plant is located in Qinghai province, approximately 400 km from Xining.

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