World Power Plants

Golden Sun10 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Golden Sun is a 10 MW solar power plant in China, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #1085 of 1329 solar plants in China. Its 10 MW constitutes 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 Golden Sun 100 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Guodian Taizhou power station (4,000 MW, Coal), Ligang power station (3,960 MW, Coal), and Zhangjiagang Shazhou power station (3,260 MW, Coal). The facility is situated in Jiangsu Province, approximately 150 km west of Shanghai.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
31.7900°, 120.3000°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,846. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,712 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Regional density

73 plants within 100 km, 57,203 MW combined

Nearest plant: Jiangyin Cogen power station (12 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 31.790000, 120.300000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Golden Sun is a solar power plant producing approximately 16 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
China
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ChinaEnergy Profile

4,431
Total Plants
1617.1 GW
Total Capacity
CoalHydroNuclearGas
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